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Valerie Vaz vs Claire Coutinho

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

Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich
vs
Photograph of Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 984 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 939 different votes 984 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
18 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 10 No
Energy 3% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 2% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
82 Aye 36 No
Tax 2% aligned 118 shared votes
34 Aye 84 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
Participation
75.9%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 649
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,259
1,658 eligible divisions
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
651
51.7% of votes cast
797
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
608
48.3% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
Appearances
53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 649
14
-129.5 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 649
Contributions
108
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15% below average
2
2 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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
133 of 154 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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