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Steve Race vs Sarah Coombes

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

Photograph of Steve Race
Steve Race
Lab Exeter
vs
Photograph of Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Steve Race and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 405 shared comparable votes.

405 same votes 0 different votes 405 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
46 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
46 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
26 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
46 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
26 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

86.0 %
13 % above average
Rank 79 of 650
Participation
81.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 176 of 650
484
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
563 eligible divisions
260
53.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
50.2 % of votes cast
224
46.3 % of votes cast
No votes
228
49.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
57
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
99
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
Contributions
75
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,803
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£194,803
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27 % below average
3
2 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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#5
Education
44 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API