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Alberto Costa vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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 Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Alberto Costa and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,373 shared comparable votes.

1,350 same votes 23 different votes 1,373 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
70 Aye 108 No
Tax 100% aligned 178 shared votes
70 Aye 108 No
63 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
63 Aye 60 No
25 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 26 No
Energy 100% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 25 No
Benefits 100% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 93% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
78 Aye 32 No
Migration 95% aligned 110 shared votes
73 Aye 37 No
36 Aye 29 No
Transport 97% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
35 Aye 25 No
Trade 98% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
65 Aye 108 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 173 shared votes
65 Aye 108 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

80.8%
8% above average
Rank 179 of 650
Participation
63.2%
9% below average
Rank 540 of 650
1,953
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,527
2,417 eligible divisions
925
47.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
733
48.0% of votes cast
1,028
52.6% of votes cast
No votes
794
52.0% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
25 years, 5 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

23
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Appearances
64
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
24
-140.6 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Contributions
71
-93.6 vs Commons average
Rank 474 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£291,572
29% above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
30
7 registered categories
Registered interests
14
6 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
200 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Transport
67 of 98 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye rebel
Aye
Health and Care Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 29B 25 Apr 2022
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
Nationality and Borders Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 10B 20 Apr 2022
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Nationality and Borders Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 53B 20 Apr 2022
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Nationality and Borders Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 8B 20 Apr 2022
Migration
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API