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Sarah Coombes vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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 Sir Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Sarah Coombes and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 204 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 202 different votes 204 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
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
35 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
19 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
19 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

81.4 %
9 % above average
Rank 176 of 650
Participation
66.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 500 of 650
459
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,557
2,350 eligible divisions
231
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
730
46.9 % of votes cast
228
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
827
53.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

60
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Appearances
6
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 650
79
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Contributions
11
-116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 619 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£164,149
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
72 of 89 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
125 of 169 votes
Education
44 of 49 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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