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Alberto Costa vs Mr Alex Barros-Curtis

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
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Photograph of Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Lab Cardiff West

Voting alignment

Alberto Costa and Mr Alex Barros-Curtis voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 331 different votes 337 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
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
34 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
12 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
12 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 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 179 of 649
Participation
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 126 of 649
1,927
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
590 eligible divisions
912
47.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
51.2% of votes cast
1,015
52.7% of votes cast
No votes
240
48.8% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

22
-60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 649
Appearances
65
-17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 649
23
-119.9 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 649
Contributions
77
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£117,527
all imported IPSA years
£291,572
29% above average
Latest expenses
£117,527
48% below average
29
7 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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