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Sarah Coombes vs Stuart Anderson

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 Stuart Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire

Voting alignment

Sarah Coombes and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 277 different votes 283 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 5 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
42 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
27 Aye 42 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
27 Aye 42 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

81.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 176 of 650
Participation
76.6 %
4 % above average
Rank 276 of 650
458
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,249
1,631 eligible divisions
230
50.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
603
48.3 % of votes cast
228
49.8 % of votes cast
No votes
646
51.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

57
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 650
Appearances
65
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
75
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
Contributions
120
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 215 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
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£164,149
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34 % above average
5
4 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
44 of 51 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Education
44 of 49 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
145 of 173 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API