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Sir Julian Lewis vs Sarah Coombes

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

Photograph of Sir Julian Lewis
Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East
vs
Photograph of Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Lewis and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 359 different votes 366 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
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
33 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
12 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
7% above average
Rank 199 of 649
Participation
80.7%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 649
1,900
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
476
590 eligible divisions
899
47.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
238
50.0% of votes cast
1,001
52.7% of votes cast
No votes
238
50.0% of votes cast
41
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

361
+279.3 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 649
Appearances
72
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649
485
+342.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 649
Contributions
91
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£212,155
6% below average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
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

Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
83 of 91 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#3
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
#4
Education
45 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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