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Rebecca Smith vs Claire Coutinho

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

Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon
vs
Photograph of Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Rebecca Smith and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

248 same votes 0 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
19 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
Participation
75.9%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 649
416
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,259
1,658 eligible divisions
196
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
651
51.7% of votes cast
220
52.9% 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

154
+69.2 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
Appearances
53
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
276
+128.3 vs Commons average
Rank 73 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

£213,132
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£213,132
6% below average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15% below average
5
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Migration
133 of 154 votes
Tax
88 of 112 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
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: 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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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