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Sir Julian Smith vs Claire Coutinho

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


Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 981 shared comparable votes.

978 same votes 3 different votes 981 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
41 Aye 81 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
41 Aye 81 No
86 Aye 26 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
86 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
71 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 130 shared votes
70 Aye 60 No
41 Aye 81 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
41 Aye 81 No
86 Aye 26 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
86 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

77.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 265 of 647
Participation
76.4 %
4 % above average
Rank 284 of 647
1,804
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,234
1,615 eligible divisions
867
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
641
51.9 % of votes cast
937
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
593
48.1 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

70
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 649
Appearances
44
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
88
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 649
Contributions
80
-39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15 % below average
5
4 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

Defence
57 of 64 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Energy
59 of 67 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
190 of 229 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 152 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API