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Alberto Costa vs Andrew Bowie

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

Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire
vs
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Andrew Bowie
Con West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Voting alignment

Alberto Costa and Andrew Bowie voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,490 shared comparable votes.

1,484 same votes 6 different votes 1,490 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
75 Aye 115 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
75 Aye 115 No
74 Aye 102 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
74 Aye 102 No
90 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
90 Aye 46 No
64 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
64 Aye 63 No
22 Aye 40 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 62 shared votes
22 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 29 No
Transport 98% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
37 Aye 36 No
Trade 99% aligned 73 shared votes
36 Aye 37 No
75 Aye 115 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
75 Aye 115 No
74 Aye 102 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
74 Aye 102 No
90 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
90 Aye 46 No

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

Voting record

81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 182 of 649
Participation
80.4 %
8 % above average
Rank 193 of 649
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,694
2,106 eligible divisions
905
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
826
48.8 % of votes cast
1,010
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
868
51.2 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
64
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650
Contributions
105
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,982,147
all imported IPSA years
£291,572
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£339,342
50 % above average
29
7 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
199 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
187 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 87 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Mr Clarke's motion C (Customs Union) 1 Apr 2019
Trade
No
Aye rebel
Business of the House motion 27 Mar 2019
Transport
No
Aye rebel
George Eustice's motion H (EFTA and EEA) 27 Mar 2019
No
Aye rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
No
Aye rebel
European Union Withdrawal Act main Motion as amended 25 Mar 2019
No
Aye rebel
European Union Withdrawal Act Amendment (a) - Letwin 25 Mar 2019
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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