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Alberto Costa vs Aphra Brandreth

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
Photograph of Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury

Voting alignment

Alberto Costa and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

336 same votes 6 different votes 342 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
32 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
8 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
8 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
8 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
8 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

80.8%
9% above average
Rank 175 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 488 of 650
1,958
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
636 eligible divisions
927
47.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
199
47.0% of votes cast
1,031
52.7% of votes cast
No votes
224
53.0% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

23
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
Appearances
102
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
24
-143.1 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Contributions
124
-43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 320 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
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£291,572
29% above average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11% above average
30
7 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
200 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
#2
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Trade
8 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Tax
87 of 122 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#5
Defence
24 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API