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Alberto Costa vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Alberto Costa and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,549 shared comparable votes.

1,542 same votes 7 different votes 1,549 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
74 Aye 116 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 190 shared votes
74 Aye 116 No
66 Aye 120 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
66 Aye 120 No
65 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 138 shared votes
65 Aye 73 No
66 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
66 Aye 40 No
20 Aye 40 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
20 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
35 Aye 31 No
Transport 97% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
43 Aye 35 No
Trade 99% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
74 Aye 116 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 190 shared votes
74 Aye 116 No
66 Aye 120 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
66 Aye 120 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 182 of 649
Participation
72.6 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 649
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,361 eligible divisions
905
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
785
45.8 % of votes cast
1,010
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
928
54.2 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
132
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650
Contributions
161
+22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 166 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£291,572
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21 % above average
29
7 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022 11 Jul 2022
Transport
No rebel
Aye rebel
Mr Clarke's motion C (Customs Union) 1 Apr 2019
Trade
No
Aye rebel
Business of the House motion 27 Mar 2019
Transport
No
Aye rebel
European Union Withdrawal Act main Motion as amended 25 Mar 2019
No
Aye rebel
European Union Withdrawal Act Amendment (a) - Letwin 25 Mar 2019
No
No
Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) 13 Mar 2017
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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