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Sarah Coombes vs Alex Burghart

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 Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar

Voting alignment

Sarah Coombes and Alex Burghart voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 308 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 305 different votes 308 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
38 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
29 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
29 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

81.4 %
9 % above average
Rank 176 of 650
Participation
85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 93 of 650
459
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,788
2,095 eligible divisions
231
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
862
48.2 % of votes cast
228
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
926
51.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

60
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Appearances
72
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
79
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Contributions
124
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 210 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
£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
£164,149
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,620
10 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
154 of 161 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 85 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes
Education
44 of 49 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API