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Claire Coutinho vs Alison Bennett

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

Photograph of Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey
vs
Photograph of Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex

Voting alignment

Claire Coutinho and Alison Bennett voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

159 same votes 61 different votes 220 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
15 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
15 Aye 33 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 92% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 6 No
Defence 88% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 6 No
Transport 80% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 79% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 29% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 8 No
Housing 50% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 3 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Benefits 67% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

75.9%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 649
Participation
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 649
1,259
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
590 eligible divisions
651
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
53.6% of votes cast
608
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
196
46.4% of votes cast
5
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 649
Appearances
135
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 649
108
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 649
Contributions
157
+13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£989,828
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£192,253
15% below average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
47 of 50 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Migration
133 of 154 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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