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Alberto Costa vs Sir Gavin Williamson

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
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Sir Gavin Williamson
Con Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

Voting alignment

Alberto Costa and Sir Gavin Williamson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,662 shared comparable votes.

1,657 same votes 5 different votes 1,662 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
87 Aye 141 No
Tax 100% aligned 228 shared votes
87 Aye 141 No
79 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 160 shared votes
79 Aye 81 No
94 Aye 45 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
94 Aye 45 No
38 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 71 shared votes
38 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 43 No
Education 100% aligned 64 shared votes
21 Aye 43 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 34 No
Transport 97% aligned 77 shared votes
41 Aye 36 No
72 Aye 115 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 187 shared votes
71 Aye 116 No
87 Aye 141 No
Tax 100% aligned 228 shared votes
87 Aye 141 No
79 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 160 shared votes
79 Aye 81 No
94 Aye 45 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
94 Aye 45 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
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 236 of 649
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,850
2,361 eligible divisions
905
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
884
47.8 % of votes cast
1,010
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
966
52.2 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
8
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
71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650
Contributions
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 358 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
£2,645,311
all imported IPSA years
£291,572
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£278,816
23 % above average
29
7 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 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
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
Transport
83 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#4
Housing
57 of 66 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
No rebel
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
Aye rebel
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion 14 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
No
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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