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Chris Elmore vs Sarah Bool

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

Photograph of Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Sarah Bool voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 287 different votes 293 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
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
46 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
25 Aye 46 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
25 Aye 46 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 237 of 649
Participation
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 394 of 649
1,810
2,310 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
575 eligible divisions
995
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
174
42.3 % of votes cast
815
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
237
57.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
10 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
226
+87.7 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52 % above average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17 % below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Housing
58 of 61 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 111 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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