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Sarah Coombes vs Adam Thompson

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

Photograph of Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich
vs
Photograph of Adam Thompson
Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash

Voting alignment

Sarah Coombes and Adam Thompson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 446 shared comparable votes.

446 same votes 0 different votes 446 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
50 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
50 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
50 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

80.7%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 649
Participation
92.5%
20% above average
Rank 9 of 649
476
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
546
590 eligible divisions
238
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
270
49.5% of votes cast
238
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
276
50.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

71
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 649
Appearances
97
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 649
89
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 649
Contributions
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£164,149
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,664
all imported IPSA years
£164,149
27% below average
Latest expenses
£179,664
21% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#3
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Education
45 of 50 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API