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David Mundell vs Sarah Coombes

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

Photograph of David Mundell
David Mundell
Con Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
vs
Photograph of Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

David Mundell and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 242 different votes 247 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
5 Aye 12 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
4 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
4 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 649
Participation
81.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 177 of 649
1,598
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
462
568 eligible divisions
762
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
50.6 % of votes cast
836
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
228
49.4 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

99
+25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 649
Appearances
62
-11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 649
97
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
Contributions
81
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,330,205
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£330,224
46 % above average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27 % below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
201 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
71 of 89 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
129 of 169 votes
#4
Education
45 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 43 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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