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John Whitby vs Claire Coutinho

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

Photograph of John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales
vs
Photograph of Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 273 different votes 279 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
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 20 No
Tax 2% aligned 50 shared votes
19 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

89.5 %
17 % above average
Rank 25 of 650
Participation
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 285 of 650
504
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,242
1,631 eligible divisions
260
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
51.9 % of votes cast
244
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
598
48.1 % 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

62
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
48
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
77
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
Contributions
99
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,571
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£189,571
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15 % below average
2
2 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Defence
33 of 33 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 152 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
44 of 51 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API