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Chris Law vs Claire Coutinho

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

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Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
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Photograph of Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 604 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 564 different votes 604 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
51 Aye 31 No
Tax 28% aligned 82 shared votes
22 Aye 60 No
9 Aye 5 No
Energy 14% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 16 No
Benefits 8% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 7% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

52.5 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 648
Participation
76.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 282 of 648
1,214
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,222
1,594 eligible divisions
671
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
632
51.7 % of votes cast
543
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
590
48.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

56
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 648
Appearances
41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 648
66
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 648
Contributions
71
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15 % below average
8
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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#3
Defence
52 of 58 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 50 votes
Trade
61 of 88 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 152 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Second Reading 17 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Opposition Day: China spying case 28 Oct 2025
Aye
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