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Paul Holmes vs Ben Coleman

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

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Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley
vs
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Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham

Voting alignment

Paul Holmes and Ben Coleman voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 275 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 256 different votes 275 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 12 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
2 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
2 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

85.0%
12% above average
Rank 93 of 649
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 404 of 649
1,410
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
590 eligible divisions
702
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
54.0% of votes cast
708
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
193
46.0% of votes cast
5
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

112
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649
Appearances
51
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
385
+241.5 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
Contributions
82
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£234,722
4% above average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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