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Sarah Smith vs Ben Coleman

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Ben Coleman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

260 same votes 1 different votes 261 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
35 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 551 of 649
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 404 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
590 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
54.0% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
193
46.0% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Appearances
53
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
85
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Contributions
88
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Trade
6 of 7 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
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
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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