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Claire Coutinho vs Edward Argar

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 Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

Claire Coutinho and Edward Argar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,208 shared comparable votes.

1,205 same votes 3 different votes 1,208 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
47 Aye 96 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
47 Aye 96 No
96 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
96 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
35 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 49 shared votes
35 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
78 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 139 shared votes
79 Aye 60 No
47 Aye 96 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
47 Aye 96 No
96 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
96 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 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
90.2 %
18 % above average
Rank 17 of 649
1,247
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,130
2,361 eligible divisions
644
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
47.6 % of votes cast
603
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,116
52.4 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
Appearances
82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Contributions
128
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 219 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
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£192,253
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
#2
Migration
164 of 171 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Migration
133 of 154 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No
Aye rebel
Agriculture Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 2 (Neil Parish) 13 May 2020
No
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
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
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