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Claire Coutinho vs Michael Payne

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey
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Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Claire Coutinho and Michael Payne voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 247 different votes 248 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
13 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
37 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
37 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 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
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
1,247
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
575 eligible divisions
644
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
52.0 % of votes cast
603
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
212
48.0 % 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
25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 650
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 575 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
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£192,253
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
11
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
133 of 154 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API