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Mark Sewards vs Ben Coleman

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


Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Ben Coleman voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 8 different votes 334 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
34 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

77.2%
5% above average
Rank 262 of 650
Participation
67.1%
5% below average
Rank 471 of 650
491
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
636 eligible divisions
235
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
230
53.9% of votes cast
256
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
197
46.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

201
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 650
Appearances
50
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
212
+44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
Contributions
87
-80.1 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12% below average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
35 of 42 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Benefits
26 of 32 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API