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Sarah Coombes vs Julia Lopez

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 Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster

Voting alignment

Sarah Coombes and Julia Lopez voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 350 different votes 355 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
11 Aye 8 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
51 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
34 Aye 51 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
34 Aye 51 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 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

80.7%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 649
Participation
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 127 of 649
476
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,768
2,121 eligible divisions
238
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
848
48.0% of votes cast
238
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
920
52.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

71
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 649
Appearances
29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 649
89
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 649
Contributions
35
-110.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 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
£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
£164,149
27% below average
Latest expenses
£227,011
same as average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
185 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 163 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 87 votes
Education
45 of 50 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
Tax
251 of 288 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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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