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Alberto Costa vs Edward Argar

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 Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

Alberto Costa and Edward Argar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,872 shared comparable votes.

1,866 same votes 6 different votes 1,872 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
95 Aye 147 No
Tax 100% aligned 242 shared votes
95 Aye 147 No
81 Aye 118 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 199 shared votes
81 Aye 118 No
93 Aye 86 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 179 shared votes
93 Aye 86 No
100 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 146 shared votes
100 Aye 46 No
34 Aye 36 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 34 No
Trade 99% aligned 77 shared votes
42 Aye 35 No
43 Aye 36 No
Transport 99% aligned 79 shared votes
42 Aye 37 No
95 Aye 147 No
Tax 100% aligned 242 shared votes
95 Aye 147 No
81 Aye 118 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 199 shared votes
81 Aye 118 No
93 Aye 86 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 179 shared votes
93 Aye 86 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
90.2 %
18 % above average
Rank 17 of 649
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,130
2,361 eligible divisions
905
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
47.6 % of votes cast
1,010
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,116
52.4 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650
Contributions
128
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 219 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
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£291,572
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11 % below average
29
7 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
209 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
164 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 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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