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Christian Wakeford vs Claire Coutinho

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

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
Photograph of Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 1,017 shared comparable votes.

407 same votes 610 different votes 1,017 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
27 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 87% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
6 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 76% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 14 No
Trade 69% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 11 No
Benefits 69% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 21 No
NHS / Health 59% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
20 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 2% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 6% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 9% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 80 of 649
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 294 of 649
1,414
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,247
1,643 eligible divisions
680
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
51.6 % of votes cast
734
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
603
48.4 % of votes cast
9
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

1
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649
Appearances
53
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 649
1
-136.9 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 649
Contributions
108
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15 % below average
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Defence
69 of 70 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Migration
133 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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 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
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
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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