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Claire Coutinho vs Brian Mathew

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 Brian Mathew
Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes

Voting alignment

Claire Coutinho and Brian Mathew voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 188 shared comparable votes.

151 same votes 37 different votes 188 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
14 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
14 Aye 29 No
7 Aye 16 No
Education 96% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 4 No
Defence 85% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 5 No
Transport 79% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 79% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 8 No
Housing 54% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 71% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 2 No
Energy 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 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 294 of 649
Participation
65.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 512 of 649
1,247
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
375
575 eligible divisions
644
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
188
50.1 % of votes cast
603
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
187
49.9 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.9 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
Appearances
79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Contributions
87
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£989,828
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£157,740
all imported IPSA years
£192,253
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£157,740
30 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
133 of 154 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#5
Benefits
25 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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