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Alberto Costa vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Alberto Costa and Olivia Blake voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 966 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 933 different votes 966 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
11 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 21 No
Benefits 6% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 17 No
Housing 4% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 19 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
67 Aye 40 No
Migration 3% aligned 107 shared votes
37 Aye 70 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 15 No
Transport 0% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 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 649
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 649
1,910
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,224
1,636 eligible divisions
902
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
52.6 % of votes cast
1,008
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
580
47.4 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

13
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649
Appearances
39
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
14
-119.3 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 649
Contributions
44
-89.3 vs Commons average
Rank 514 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£291,572
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33 % above average
29
7 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Trade
78 of 89 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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