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Heidi Alexander vs Claire Coutinho

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

Photograph of Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South
vs
Photograph of Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Heidi Alexander and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 199 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 195 different votes 199 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
10 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

62.3 %
10 % below average
Rank 554 of 649
Participation
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 285 of 649
354
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,245
1,636 eligible divisions
167
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
51.7 % of votes cast
187
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
601
48.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

56
-19.2 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 649
Appearances
53
-22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 649
479
+345.6 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 649
Contributions
107
-26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£178,830
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
5
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
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 152 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Trade
44 of 51 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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