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Alberto Costa vs Chris Ward

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 Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Alberto Costa and Chris Ward voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 335 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
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
35 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
51 Aye 35 No
8 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
51 Aye 35 No
8 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

80.8%
8% above average
Rank 179 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
1,953
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
631 eligible divisions
925
47.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.7% of votes cast
1,028
52.6% of votes cast
No votes
216
47.3% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

23
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Appearances
81
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 650
24
-140.8 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Contributions
236
+71.2 vs Commons average
Rank 124 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£291,572
29% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
30
7 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
200 of 212 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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