The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Monday 12 October 2026.

Compare

Priti Patel vs Ben Coleman

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
vs
Photograph of Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Ben Coleman voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 240 different votes 252 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 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
39 Aye 24 No
1 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
39 Aye 24 No
1 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 13 No
Benefits 0% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 404 of 649
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
590 eligible divisions
666
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
54.0% of votes cast
800
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
193
46.0% of votes cast
14
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
Appearances
51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 649
95
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
Contributions
82
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8% above average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
12
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
12
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
189 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Housing
52 of 67 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 29 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Tax
217 of 322 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API