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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 69% of the time, based on 192 shared comparable votes.

133 same votes 59 different votes 192 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 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 7 No
Housing 50% aligned 14 shared votes
6 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

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

Voting record

61.7%
11% below average
Rank 561 of 649
Participation
75.9%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 649
364
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,259
1,658 eligible divisions
189
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
651
51.7% of votes cast
175
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
608
48.3% of votes cast
1
0.3% 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

90
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 649
Appearances
53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 649
99
-44.5 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 649
Contributions
108
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 315 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
6
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
27 of 32 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
Trade
46 of 53 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
133 of 154 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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