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Alberto Costa vs Nigel Farage

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Alberto Costa and Nigel Farage voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 126 shared comparable votes.

124 same votes 2 different votes 126 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 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 93% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 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
32.3 %
41 % below average
Rank 637 of 648
1,882
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
170
526 eligible divisions
886
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
84
49.4 % of votes cast
996
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
86
50.6 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

14
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 648
Appearances
14
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 648
15
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 602 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
£156,380
all imported IPSA years
£291,572
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,380
31 % below average
27
7 registered categories
Registered interests
35
7 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
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
7 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#3
Housing
17 of 31 votes
Energy
61 of 67 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
#5
Defence
10 of 22 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API