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Amanda Martin vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Amanda Martin
Amanda Martin
Lab Portsmouth North
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Amanda Martin and Alberto Costa voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 340 different votes 348 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
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
42 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
36 Aye 42 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
36 Aye 42 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

83.1%
11% above average
Rank 128 of 650
Participation
80.8%
8% above average
Rank 179 of 650
521
627 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,950
2,413 eligible divisions
255
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
923
47.3% of votes cast
266
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,027
52.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

214
+120.4 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
Appearances
23
-70.6 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 650
264
+101.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 650
Contributions
24
-138.9 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£205,664
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£205,664
9% below average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29% above average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
30
7 registered categories
1
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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