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Christian Wakeford vs Sarah Coombes

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

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
Photograph of Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 389 shared comparable votes.

389 same votes 0 different votes 389 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
38 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

86.0 %
13 % above average
Rank 77 of 650
Participation
81.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 176 of 650
1,403
1,631 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
563 eligible divisions
673
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
50.2 % of votes cast
730
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
228
49.8 % of votes cast
9
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 650
Appearances
57
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 650
1
-124.8 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 650
Contributions
75
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Defence
68 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 65 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes
#5
Education
44 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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