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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Claire Coutinho

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

Photograph of Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
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Photograph of Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 213 shared comparable votes.

175 same votes 38 different votes 213 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
15 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
15 Aye 34 No
13 Aye 15 No
Education 93% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 88% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 5 No
Transport 86% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 79% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 6 No
Housing 54% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
22 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 73% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
0 Aye 4 No
Benefits 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 649
Participation
75.9%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,259
1,658 eligible divisions
208
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
651
51.7% of votes cast
194
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
608
48.3% of votes cast
13
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

165
+82.9 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 649
Appearances
53
-29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
192
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
Contributions
108
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
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

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
133 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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