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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
vs
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 369 shared comparable votes.

369 same votes 0 different votes 369 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

81.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 177 of 649
Participation
80.1 %
7 % above average
Rank 196 of 649
462
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
568 eligible divisions
234
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
52.7 % of votes cast
228
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
215
47.3 % 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

62
-13.2 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
Appearances
38
-37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 649
81
-52.4 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
Contributions
46
-87.4 vs Commons average
Rank 512 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
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
45 of 50 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
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