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Sarah Coombes vs Aphra Brandreth

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 Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury

Voting alignment

Sarah Coombes and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 324 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 302 different votes 324 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 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 6 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 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
64.9%
8% below average
Rank 520 of 649
476
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
383
590 eligible divisions
238
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
181
47.3% of votes cast
238
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
202
52.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

71
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
Appearances
83
+1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 649
89
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 649
Contributions
94
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£164,149
27% below average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Education
45 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 34 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
Tax
79 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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