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Priti Patel vs Sarah Coombes

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
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Photograph of Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 272 different votes 276 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
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
30 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
43 Aye 30 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
43 Aye 30 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 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 562 of 649
Participation
80.6%
8% above average
Rank 189 of 649
1,462
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
582 eligible divisions
665
45.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
235
50.1% of votes cast
797
54.5% of votes cast
No votes
234
49.9% of votes cast
14
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649
Appearances
74
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
93
-46.4 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 649
Contributions
93
-46.4 vs Commons average
Rank 351 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
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8% above average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27% below average
14
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
12
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
189 of 211 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Education
45 of 50 votes
Tax
217 of 322 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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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