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Alistair Strathern vs Alberto Costa

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin
vs
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Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Alberto Costa voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 422 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 408 different votes 422 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
2 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 7 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 25 No
Migration 12% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 9 No
Transport 5% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
35 Aye 52 No
23 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 223 of 649
Participation
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 181 of 649
584
739 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,911
2,356 eligible divisions
302
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
903
47.3 % of votes cast
282
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,008
52.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
Appearances
15
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 649
71
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 649
Contributions
16
-117.8 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£379,404
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
29
7 registered categories
2
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

Benefits
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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