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Ben Coleman vs Steve Reed

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and Steve Reed voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 196 shared comparable votes.

191 same votes 5 different votes 196 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
23 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

67.1%
5% below average
Rank 471 of 650
Participation
61.9%
10% below average
Rank 554 of 650
427
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,499
2,422 eligible divisions
230
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
871
58.1% of votes cast
197
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
628
41.9% of votes cast
13
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

50
-47.0 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
Appearances
46
-51.0 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 650
87
-82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
Contributions
410
+240.8 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£186,638
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17% below average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 42 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
Benefits
26 of 32 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 94 votes
Transport
26 of 32 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API