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Michael Payne vs Claire Coutinho

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

Photograph of Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling
vs
Photograph of Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 266 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 265 different votes 266 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
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
37 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
22 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
22 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

74.8%
2% above average
Rank 316 of 650
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 284 of 650
463
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,284
1,687 eligible divisions
239
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
665
51.8% of votes cast
224
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
619
48.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

24
-64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
Appearances
51
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
27
-126.4 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
Contributions
105
-48.4 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£216,868
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£216,868
4% below average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15% below average
10
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
59 of 64 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#3
Trade
49 of 56 votes
Transport
28 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Tax
103 of 114 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API