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Ben Coleman vs Stuart Anderson

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

Photograph of Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham
vs
Photograph of Stuart Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire

Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 273 shared comparable votes.

16 same votes 257 different votes 273 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
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
38 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
20 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
20 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

71.2%
1% below average
Rank 404 of 649
Participation
76.0%
3% above average
Rank 286 of 649
420
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,260
1,658 eligible divisions
227
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
607
48.2% of votes cast
193
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
653
51.8% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

51
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
Appearances
64
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 649
82
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£186,638
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17% below average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
145 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
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