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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
Con 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 266 shared comparable votes.

266 same votes 0 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
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
Participation
75.9%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 649
415
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,259
1,658 eligible divisions
193
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
651
51.7% of votes cast
222
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
608
48.3% 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

12
-72.8 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 650
Appearances
53
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
12
-135.7 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 650
Contributions
108
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650

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
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Migration
133 of 154 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API