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Sarah Coombes vs Rebecca Paul

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
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Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Sarah Coombes and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 313 different votes 319 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
10 Aye 4 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
2 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
34 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
25 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
25 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 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
78.8%
6% above average
Rank 226 of 649
476
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
590 eligible divisions
238
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
44.9% of votes cast
238
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
256
55.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% 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 306 of 649
Appearances
102
+20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 649
89
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 649
Contributions
148
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 202 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£164,149
27% below average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Education
45 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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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