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Lisa Smart vs Claire Coutinho

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

Photograph of Lisa Smart
Lisa Smart
LD Hazel Grove
vs
Photograph of Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Lisa Smart and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 205 shared comparable votes.

156 same votes 49 different votes 205 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
16 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
16 Aye 34 No
13 Aye 15 No
Education 93% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 4 No
Transport 91% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 88% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 81% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 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
3 Aye 1 No
Energy 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

66.0 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 649
Participation
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 285 of 649
375
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,245
1,636 eligible divisions
205
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
51.7 % of votes cast
170
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
601
48.3 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % 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

161
+86.3 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Appearances
54
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
219
+86.3 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
Contributions
108
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£239,061
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£239,061
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15 % below average
22
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 152 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
Defence
28 of 34 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 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
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
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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Voting source Commons Votes API