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Alberto Costa vs David Reed

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 David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

Alberto Costa and David Reed voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

243 same votes 0 different votes 243 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 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 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
62.7 %
10 % below average
Rank 550 of 648
1,882
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
330
526 eligible divisions
886
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
164
49.7 % of votes cast
996
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
166
50.3 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
75
+14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 648
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 648
Contributions
131
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 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
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£291,572
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13 % below average
27
7 registered categories
Registered interests
14
4 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
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
17 of 22 votes
Energy
61 of 67 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
17 of 23 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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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