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Sarah Bool vs Mike Martin

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 Mike Martin
Mike Martin
LD Tunbridge Wells

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Mike Martin voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 235 shared comparable votes.

173 same votes 62 different votes 235 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 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 97% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 43 No
Tax 96% aligned 67 shared votes
27 Aye 40 No
5 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 88% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 7 No
Energy 33% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 8 No
Housing 54% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 69% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 75% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

72.4 %
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
Participation
58.5 %
14 % below average
Rank 584 of 649
411
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
332
568 eligible divisions
174
42.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
55.7 % of votes cast
237
57.7 % of votes cast
No votes
147
44.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
+15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
Appearances
91
+15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 649
107
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 649
Contributions
119
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£164,314
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£164,314
27 % below average
14
2 registered categories
Registered interests
40
5 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
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Tax
98 of 111 votes
#3
Education
42 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 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
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
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
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