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Patrick Spencer vs Claire Coutinho

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

Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
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Photograph of Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 229 shared comparable votes.

229 same votes 0 different votes 229 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
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
Participation
76.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 282 of 648
360
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,222
1,594 eligible divisions
161
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
632
51.7 % of votes cast
199
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
590
48.3 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

0
-60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
Appearances
43
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 648
0
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648
Contributions
74
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£159,842
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15 % below average
7
4 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Defence
19 of 22 votes
#3
Defence
52 of 58 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 50 votes
Transport
17 of 21 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 152 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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