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Alberto Costa vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Alberto Costa and Jesse Norman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,528 shared comparable votes.

1,521 same votes 7 different votes 1,528 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
86 Aye 129 No
Tax 100% aligned 215 shared votes
86 Aye 129 No
73 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 151 shared votes
73 Aye 78 No
27 Aye 35 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 38 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
20 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 31 No
Energy 100% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 31 No
Transport 99% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
42 Aye 37 No
Trade 99% aligned 79 shared votes
41 Aye 38 No
73 Aye 116 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 189 shared votes
72 Aye 117 No
86 Aye 129 No
Tax 100% aligned 215 shared votes
86 Aye 129 No
73 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 151 shared votes
73 Aye 78 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
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 375 of 649
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,707
2,361 eligible divisions
905
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
789
46.2 % of votes cast
1,010
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
918
53.8 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
51
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650
Contributions
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 319 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£291,572
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41 % below average
29
7 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#5
Energy
58 of 70 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
Aye rebel
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion 14 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
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