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Claire Coutinho vs Jim Allister

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 Jim Allister
Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim

Voting alignment

Claire Coutinho and Jim Allister voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 229 shared comparable votes.

214 same votes 15 different votes 229 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
10 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 75% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 8 No
Housing 77% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
19 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 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
69.6 %
3 % below average
Rank 438 of 649
1,247
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
400
575 eligible divisions
644
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
196
49.0 % of votes cast
603
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
204
51.0 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
Appearances
193
+115.1 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 650
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Contributions
247
+108.7 vs Commons average
Rank 81 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
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£192,253
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
Education
42 of 50 votes
Migration
133 of 154 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 111 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#5
Migration
10 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 27 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Third Reading 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye
No
Football Governance Bills [Lords]: Second Reading 28 Apr 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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