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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Ben Coleman

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Ben Coleman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 329 shared comparable votes.

329 same votes 0 different votes 329 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
28 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

76.3%
4% above average
Rank 279 of 649
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 404 of 649
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
590 eligible divisions
1,005
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
54.0% of votes cast
807
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
193
46.0% of votes cast
18
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

110
+26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
Appearances
51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
159
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Contributions
82
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34% above average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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