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Kirsty Blackman vs Claire Coutinho

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

Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North
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Photograph of Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 655 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 614 different votes 655 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
54 Aye 31 No
Tax 22% aligned 85 shared votes
22 Aye 63 No
22 Aye 14 No
Defence 11% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 8 No
Energy 10% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 9% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 19 No
Benefits 7% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 22 No
Trade 0% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
Participation
76.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 282 of 648
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,222
1,594 eligible divisions
748
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
632
51.7 % of votes cast
565
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
590
48.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

94
+33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 648
Appearances
41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 648
214
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 648
Contributions
71
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15 % below average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Trade
78 of 88 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Defence
52 of 58 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 50 votes
Migration
133 of 169 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 152 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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) 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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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