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James MacCleary vs Claire Coutinho

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

Photograph of James MacCleary
James MacCleary
LD Lewes
vs
Photograph of Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 181 shared comparable votes.

130 same votes 51 different votes 181 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 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
10 Aye 31 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 96% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 88% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 5 No
Transport 86% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 73% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 6 No
Housing 54% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 4 No
Benefits 57% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 70% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

61.3 %
11 % below average
Rank 564 of 649
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 295 of 649
351
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,245
1,641 eligible divisions
179
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
51.7 % of votes cast
172
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
601
48.3 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

89
+12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 649
Appearances
53
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 649
100
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 649
Contributions
107
-29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£188,021
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15 % below average
5
4 registered categories
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

Housing
26 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
Education
36 of 50 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
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
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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