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Sarah Coombes vs John Milne

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 John Milne
John Milne
LD Horsham

Voting alignment

Sarah Coombes and John Milne voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

73 same votes 273 different votes 346 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 4 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
38 Aye 26 No
Tax 5% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 6% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 10 No
Transport 7% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
7% above average
Rank 199 of 650
Participation
71.6%
1% below average
Rank 393 of 650
476
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
595 eligible divisions
238
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
230
54.0% of votes cast
238
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
196
46.0% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

71
-14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 650
Appearances
152
+66.8 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 650
89
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650
Contributions
177
+28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 171 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
£163,162
all imported IPSA years
£164,149
27% below average
Latest expenses
£163,162
28% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Education
45 of 50 votes
#4
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
Benefits
25 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API