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Chris McDonald vs Sarah Coombes

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


Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 424 shared comparable votes.

413 same votes 11 different votes 424 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
58 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
58 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
58 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

77.4%
5% above average
Rank 259 of 650
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 170 of 650
492
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
517
636 eligible divisions
243
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
259
50.1% of votes cast
249
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
258
49.9% of votes cast
12
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

94
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650
Appearances
71
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
414
+245.8 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
Contributions
90
-78.2 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£217,932
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#4
Education
45 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API