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Dame Meg Hillier vs Ben Coleman

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

Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch
vs
Photograph of Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Ben Coleman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 0 different votes 326 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
40 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
40 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
40 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 346 of 649
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 404 of 649
1,745
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
590 eligible divisions
985
56.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
54.0% of votes cast
760
43.6% of votes cast
No votes
193
46.0% of votes cast
21
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

137
+53.4 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 650
Appearances
51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
222
+76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 117 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

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21% above average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 29 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Benefits
66 of 81 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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