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Sarah Coombes vs Alan Gemmell

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
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Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Sarah Coombes and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 378 shared comparable votes.

378 same votes 0 different votes 378 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
49 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
49 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
49 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 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
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 207 of 649
476
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
590 eligible divisions
238
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
52.3% of votes cast
238
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
224
47.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649
89
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 649
Contributions
68
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 455 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
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£164,149
27% below average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Education
45 of 50 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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