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Alberto Costa vs Lewis Cocking

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 Lewis Cocking
Lewis Cocking
Con Broxbourne

Voting alignment

Alberto Costa and Lewis Cocking voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

335 same votes 0 different votes 335 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
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
34 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 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
78.5 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 648
1,882
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
526 eligible divisions
886
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
45.0 % of votes cast
996
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
227
55.0 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % 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
72
+11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 648
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 648
Contributions
110
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 198 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
£181,438
all imported IPSA years
£291,572
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£181,438
20 % below average
27
7 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Energy
61 of 67 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
#5
Defence
19 of 22 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
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
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