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Claire Coutinho vs Blake Stephenson

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
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Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Claire Coutinho and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

249 same votes 0 different votes 249 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
20 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

76.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 282 of 648
Participation
71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 397 of 648
1,222
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
526 eligible divisions
632
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
44.0 % of votes cast
590
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
211
56.0 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 648
Appearances
71
+10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 648
71
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 648
Contributions
91
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£989,828
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£192,253
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
#2
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Defence
52 of 58 votes
#3
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Trade
44 of 50 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Migration
133 of 152 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API