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Kerry McCarthy vs Claire Coutinho

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

Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East
vs
Photograph of Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,009 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 974 different votes 1,009 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
11 Aye 16 No
Benefits 7% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 11 No
Energy 6% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
30 Aye 14 No
Education 2% aligned 44 shared votes
15 Aye 29 No
86 Aye 38 No
Tax 2% aligned 124 shared votes
36 Aye 88 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
Participation
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 285 of 649
1,860
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,245
1,636 eligible divisions
1,046
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
51.7 % of votes cast
814
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
601
48.3 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

70
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Appearances
53
-22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 649
98
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Contributions
107
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
7
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 152 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
Education
84 of 96 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
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
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
No
Motion to sit in private 28 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
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