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Alberto Costa vs Mr Will Forster

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 Will Forster
Mr Will Forster
LD Woking

Voting alignment

Alberto Costa and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

211 same votes 60 different votes 271 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
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 14 No
Education 96% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 41 No
Tax 95% aligned 66 shared votes
28 Aye 38 No
3 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 17 shared votes
2 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 29% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 58% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 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 183 of 650
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 325 of 650
1,905
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
563 eligible divisions
901
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
223
53.0 % of votes cast
1,004
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
198
47.0 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
4
1.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

13
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Appearances
146
+75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 650
14
-111.8 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 650
Contributions
186
+60.2 vs Commons average
Rank 113 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
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£291,572
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32 % below average
29
7 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Trade
78 of 89 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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