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Mr James Frith vs Ben Coleman

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

Photograph of Mr James Frith
Mr James Frith
Lab Bury North
vs
Photograph of Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham

Voting alignment

Mr James Frith and Ben Coleman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

333 same votes 0 different votes 333 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
35 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 297 of 649
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 404 of 649
446
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
590 eligible divisions
219
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
54.0% of votes cast
227
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
193
46.0% of votes cast
11
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

31
-52.6 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650
Appearances
51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
47
-98.7 vs Commons average
Rank 518 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

£817,882
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£210,945
7% below average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
4
3 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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Education
46 of 50 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
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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