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Alberto Costa vs James McMurdock

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Alberto Costa and James McMurdock voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 171 shared comparable votes.

167 same votes 4 different votes 171 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
16 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
16 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 10 No
Housing 94% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
16 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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
41.4 %
31 % below average
Rank 634 of 649
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
238
575 eligible divisions
905
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
117
49.2 % of votes cast
1,010
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
121
50.8 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650
Contributions
30
-108.3 vs Commons average
Rank 567 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
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£291,572
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24 % below average
29
7 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
199 of 211 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 111 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 31 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API