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Sarah Coombes vs George Freeman

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 George Freeman
George Freeman
Con Mid Norfolk

Voting alignment

Sarah Coombes and George Freeman voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 235 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 232 different votes 235 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
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
24 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
24 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 350 of 650
459
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,725
2,350 eligible divisions
231
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
841
48.8 % of votes cast
228
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
884
51.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
27
1.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

60
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Appearances
11
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 650
79
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Contributions
20
-107.6 vs Commons average
Rank 594 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
£2,886,193
all imported IPSA years
£164,149
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£287,402
27 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
17
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
185 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
147 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
73 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Education
44 of 49 votes
#5
Energy
54 of 70 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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API