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Claire Coutinho vs Gareth Bacon

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 Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Claire Coutinho and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,200 shared comparable votes.

1,196 same votes 4 different votes 1,200 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
49 Aye 98 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
49 Aye 98 No
77 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 145 shared votes
77 Aye 68 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 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
49 Aye 98 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
49 Aye 98 No
77 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 145 shared votes
77 Aye 68 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
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
1,247
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
644
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
603
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % 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
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Contributions
65
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 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
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£192,253
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Migration
133 of 154 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
No rebel
Aye rebel
Chris Bryant's amendment (a) to the motion on the independent expert panel 23 Jun 2020
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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Voting source Commons Votes API