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Dr Zubir Ahmed vs Claire Coutinho

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

Photograph of Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West
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Photograph of Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Dr Zubir Ahmed and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 224 different votes 243 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
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
15 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
15 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 649
Participation
75.9%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 649
435
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,259
1,658 eligible divisions
227
52.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
651
51.7% of votes cast
208
47.8% of votes cast
No votes
608
48.3% of votes cast
14
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

69
-13.2 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Appearances
53
-29.2 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 649
138
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 649
Contributions
108
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£243,911
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£243,911
8% above average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
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

Migration
12 of 13 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Migration
133 of 154 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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