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Alberto Costa vs Blake Stephenson

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
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Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Alberto Costa and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 304 shared comparable votes.

304 same votes 0 different votes 304 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
34 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
34 Aye 40 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
34 Aye 40 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

81.4 %
8 % above average
Rank 182 of 648
Participation
71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 397 of 648
1,882
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
526 eligible divisions
886
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
44.0 % of votes cast
996
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
211
56.0 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

14
-46.4 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 648
Appearances
71
+10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 648
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 648
Contributions
91
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£291,572
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
27
7 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#3
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Energy
61 of 67 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API