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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 248 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 247 different votes 248 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
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
37 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
21 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
21 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 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

76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 294 of 649
442
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,247
1,643 eligible divisions
230
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
51.6 % of votes cast
212
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
603
48.4 % 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, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

25
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 649
Appearances
53
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 649
28
-110.4 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 649
Contributions
108
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 649

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
11
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#4
Migration
133 of 154 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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