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Sarah Coombes vs Sir Roger Gale

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 Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Sarah Coombes and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 269 different votes 271 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 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
47 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
23 Aye 47 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
23 Aye 47 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 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

81.4 %
9 % above average
Rank 176 of 650
Participation
57.0 %
16 % below average
Rank 597 of 650
459
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,339
2,350 eligible divisions
231
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
617
46.1 % of votes cast
228
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
722
53.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

60
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Appearances
98
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
79
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Contributions
73
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 392 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
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£164,149
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Education
44 of 49 votes
#5
Trade
64 of 89 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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
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: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API