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Claire Coutinho vs Freddie van Mierlo

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 Freddie van Mierlo
Freddie van Mierlo
LD Henley and Thame

Voting alignment

Claire Coutinho and Freddie van Mierlo voted the same way 70% of the time, based on 129 shared comparable votes.

90 same votes 39 different votes 129 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
9 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 7 No
Education 91% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Defence 88% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 82% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 78% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Housing 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 6 No
Benefits 63% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Energy 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 3 No
Transport 75% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 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 295 of 649
Participation
40.9 %
32 % below average
Rank 634 of 649
1,247
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
235
575 eligible divisions
644
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
127
54.0 % of votes cast
603
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
108
46.0 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 649
Appearances
80
+3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649
106
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
Contributions
102
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£989,828
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£177,310
all imported IPSA years
£192,253
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£177,310
22 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
Benefits
19 of 30 votes
Migration
133 of 154 votes
#4
Energy
10 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 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
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
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
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API