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Blake Stephenson vs Claire Coutinho

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

Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire
vs
Photograph of Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

280 same votes 0 different votes 280 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
22 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
22 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
22 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
Participation
75.9%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 649
421
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,259
1,658 eligible divisions
191
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
651
51.7% of votes cast
230
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
608
48.3% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

85
+1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
Appearances
53
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 650
165
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Contributions
108
-37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£203,629
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10% below average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Tax
92 of 112 votes
#4
Migration
133 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API