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Alberto Costa vs Rebecca Paul

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 Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Alberto Costa and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

320 same votes 0 different votes 320 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
26 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 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
78.8%
6% above average
Rank 226 of 649
1,927
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
590 eligible divisions
912
47.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
44.9% of votes cast
1,015
52.7% of votes cast
No votes
256
55.1% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

23
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
Appearances
104
+20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650
24
-121.7 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
Contributions
152
+6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 204 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£291,572
29% above average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45% below average
29
7 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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