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Sarah Bool vs Brian Mathew

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

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Brian Mathew
Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Brian Mathew voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 268 shared comparable votes.

220 same votes 48 different votes 268 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
27 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
27 Aye 40 No
7 Aye 22 No
Education 97% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 92% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 8 No
Housing 50% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 3 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 394 of 649
Participation
65.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 512 of 649
411
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
375
575 eligible divisions
174
42.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
188
50.1 % of votes cast
237
57.7 % of votes cast
No votes
187
49.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.9 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
Appearances
79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
Contributions
87
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£157,740
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£157,740
30 % below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Tax
98 of 111 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Benefits
25 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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