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Al Carns vs Claire Coutinho

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

Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak
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Photograph of Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Al Carns and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 172 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 166 different votes 172 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
1 Aye 5 No
Benefits 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 10 No
Tax 0% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 10 No
Tax 0% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 614 of 649
Participation
75.9%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,259
1,658 eligible divisions
147
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
651
51.7% of votes cast
165
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
608
48.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

75
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 649
Appearances
53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 649
274
+128.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Contributions
108
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£170,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25% below average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Housing
21 of 32 votes
#4
Migration
133 of 154 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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