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Sarah Coombes vs Alan Mak

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 Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Sarah Coombes and Alan Mak voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 329 different votes 334 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
21 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 5% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
51 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
32 Aye 51 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
32 Aye 51 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

81.2 %
8 % above average
Rank 179 of 650
Participation
85.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 88 of 650
453
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,007
2,344 eligible divisions
228
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
952
47.4 % of votes cast
225
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,055
52.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

58
-11.8 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
14
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
76
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Contributions
17
-106.9 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£164,149
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£164,149
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
23
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Education
44 of 49 votes
#5
Defence
64 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API