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Paul Holmes vs Sarah Coombes

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

Photograph of Paul Holmes
Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley
vs
Photograph of Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Paul Holmes and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 303 different votes 310 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
2 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
2 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

85.2 %
13 % above average
Rank 97 of 650
Participation
81.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 176 of 650
1,390
1,631 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
563 eligible divisions
690
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
50.2 % of votes cast
700
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
228
49.8 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

96
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
Appearances
57
-13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
376
+251.1 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 650
Contributions
75
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£234,722
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
3
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Education
44 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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