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Sir John Whittingdale vs Claire Coutinho

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


Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,061 shared comparable votes.

1,059 same votes 2 different votes 1,061 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
93 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
93 Aye 36 No
44 Aye 84 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
44 Aye 84 No
66 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
66 Aye 51 No
28 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
93 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
93 Aye 36 No
44 Aye 84 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
44 Aye 84 No
66 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
66 Aye 51 No
28 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 294 of 649
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,247
1,643 eligible divisions
908
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
51.6 % of votes cast
993
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
603
48.4 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Appearances
53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Contributions
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15 % below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
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

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#4
Migration
133 of 154 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API