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Sarah Coombes vs James Murray

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sarah Coombes and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

332 same votes 0 different votes 332 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
50 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
50 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
50 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 649
476
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,217
1,658 eligible divisions
238
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
647
53.2% of votes cast
238
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
570
46.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

71
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Appearances
97
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
89
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
Contributions
757
+611.3 vs Commons average
Rank 6 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£164,149
27% below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Education
45 of 50 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API