The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Andrew Bowie vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Andrew Bowie
Andrew Bowie
Con West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Andrew Bowie and Alberto Costa voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,490 shared comparable votes.

1,484 same votes 6 different votes 1,490 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
75 Aye 115 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
75 Aye 115 No
74 Aye 102 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
74 Aye 102 No
90 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
90 Aye 46 No
64 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
64 Aye 63 No
22 Aye 40 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 62 shared votes
22 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 30 No
Transport 98% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
36 Aye 37 No
Trade 99% aligned 73 shared votes
37 Aye 36 No
75 Aye 115 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
75 Aye 115 No
74 Aye 102 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
74 Aye 102 No
90 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
90 Aye 46 No

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

Voting record

80.4 %
8 % above average
Rank 193 of 649
Participation
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 182 of 649
1,694
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
826
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.3 % of votes cast
868
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,010
52.7 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

64
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
Appearances
20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
105
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
Contributions
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,982,147
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£339,342
50 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
29
7 registered categories
0
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
187 of 188 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
154 of 163 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Trade
82 of 87 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Mr Clarke's motion C (Customs Union) 1 Apr 2019
Trade
Aye rebel
No
Business of the House motion 27 Mar 2019
Transport
Aye rebel
No
George Eustice's motion H (EFTA and EEA) 27 Mar 2019
Aye rebel
No
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye rebel
No
European Union Withdrawal Act main Motion as amended 25 Mar 2019
Aye rebel
No
European Union Withdrawal Act Amendment (a) - Letwin 25 Mar 2019
Aye rebel
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API