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Alex Mayer vs Claire Coutinho

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

Photograph of Alex Mayer
Alex Mayer
Lab Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
vs
Photograph of Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Alex Mayer and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 296 different votes 303 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 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
37 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
23 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
23 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

95.6 %
23 % above average
Rank 1 of 650
Participation
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 285 of 650
538
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,242
1,631 eligible divisions
270
50.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
51.9 % of votes cast
268
49.8 % of votes cast
No votes
598
48.1 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

61
-10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
Appearances
48
-23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650
68
-58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Contributions
99
-27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£197,450
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£197,450
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15 % below average
3
3 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

Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Education
49 of 49 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 152 votes
Defence
33 of 33 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#5
Trade
44 of 51 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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