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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 82% of the time, based on 172 shared comparable votes.

141 same votes 31 different votes 172 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
12 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
12 Aye 29 No
7 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 89% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 79% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 3 No
Transport 78% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
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
11 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 76% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 3 No
Transport 78% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 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
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 525 of 648
1,222
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
341
526 eligible divisions
632
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
164
48.1 % of votes cast
590
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
177
51.9 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
11
3.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 648
Appearances
55
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 648
71
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 648
Contributions
64
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 376 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
£157,740
all imported IPSA years
£192,253
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£157,740
30 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
23 of 23 votes
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
#2
Trade
4 of 4 votes
Defence
52 of 58 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Trade
44 of 50 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
133 of 152 votes
#5
Housing
27 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
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
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
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 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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
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
No
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
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