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Sarah Coombes vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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 Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Sarah Coombes and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 303 different votes 311 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
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
45 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
30 Aye 45 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
30 Aye 45 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 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
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 649
476
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,893
2,376 eligible divisions
238
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
47.4% of votes cast
238
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
996
52.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

71
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 649
Appearances
126
+43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
89
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 649
Contributions
193
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 144 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
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£164,149
27% below average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
205 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Education
45 of 50 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 91 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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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