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Alberto Costa vs Steve Barclay

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 Steve Barclay
Steve Barclay
Con North East Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Alberto Costa and Steve Barclay voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,515 shared comparable votes.

1,511 same votes 4 different votes 1,515 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
80 Aye 124 No
Tax 100% aligned 204 shared votes
80 Aye 124 No
72 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 150 shared votes
72 Aye 78 No
87 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
87 Aye 40 No
29 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 34 No
Education 100% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 27 No
Transport 98% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
75 Aye 103 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 178 shared votes
74 Aye 104 No
80 Aye 124 No
Tax 100% aligned 204 shared votes
80 Aye 124 No
72 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 150 shared votes
72 Aye 78 No
87 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
87 Aye 40 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
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 392 of 649
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,689
2,361 eligible divisions
905
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
805
47.7 % of votes cast
1,010
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
884
52.3 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % 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
76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 290 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
£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
£291,572
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£231,894
3 % above average
29
7 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
192 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 66 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
173 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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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