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Claire Coutinho vs David Simmonds

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 David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Claire Coutinho and David Simmonds voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,084 shared comparable votes.

1,080 same votes 4 different votes 1,084 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
48 Aye 93 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
48 Aye 93 No
26 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 29 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
13 Aye 29 No
31 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 42 shared votes
31 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
93 Aye 37 No
Migration 98% aligned 130 shared votes
91 Aye 39 No
63 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 124 shared votes
64 Aye 60 No
48 Aye 93 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
48 Aye 93 No
26 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 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
83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 132 of 649
1,247
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,370
1,643 eligible divisions
644
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
660
48.2 % of votes cast
603
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
710
51.8 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 650
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Contributions
258
+119.7 vs Commons average
Rank 71 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
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£192,253
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
1
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
47 of 50 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Migration
133 of 154 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 56 11 Jul 2023
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 31 11 Jul 2023
Migration
No rebel
No rebel
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 23 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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