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Robin Swann vs Claire Coutinho

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

Photograph of Robin Swann
Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim
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Photograph of Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Robin Swann and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

234 same votes 37 different votes 271 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
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
20 Aye 32 No
Tax 98% aligned 52 shared votes
19 Aye 33 No
7 Aye 14 No
Education 95% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 4 No
Housing 44% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 0 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 64% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 67% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 299 of 650
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 284 of 650
467
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,285
1,688 eligible divisions
254
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
665
51.8% of votes cast
213
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
620
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

136
+43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 650
Appearances
51
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
174
+12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
Contributions
105
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£203,308
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£203,308
10% below average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15% below average
4
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
59 of 64 votes
Tax
96 of 114 votes
#3
Trade
49 of 56 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day: Energy: original words stand part 12 Nov 2025
Energy
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API