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Claire Hughes vs Sarah Coombes

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

Photograph of Claire Hughes
Claire Hughes
Lab Bangor Aberconwy
vs
Photograph of Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Claire Hughes and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 411 shared comparable votes.

411 same votes 0 different votes 411 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
52 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
52 Aye 37 No
28 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
52 Aye 37 No
28 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 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

90.4 %
18 % above average
Rank 17 of 650
Participation
81.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 176 of 650
509
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
563 eligible divisions
264
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
50.2 % of votes cast
245
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
228
49.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

8
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 650
Appearances
57
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
8
-117.5 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 650
Contributions
75
-50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£180,797
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£180,797
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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

Education
49 of 49 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Energy
20 of 20 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 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
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API