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Alberto Costa vs John Cooper

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 John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Alberto Costa and John Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

313 same votes 0 different votes 313 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 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
34 Aye 42 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 18 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
34 Aye 42 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 18 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 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
72.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 373 of 648
1,882
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
382
526 eligible divisions
886
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
156
40.8 % of votes cast
996
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
226
59.2 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % 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
86
+25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 648
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 648
Contributions
106
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 216 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
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£291,572
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
27
7 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Energy
61 of 67 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
#5
Tax
90 of 108 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 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
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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