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Chris Bloore vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Chris Bloore and Alberto Costa voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 302 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 297 different votes 302 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
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 27% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 349 of 649
Participation
81.1%
8% above average
Rank 179 of 649
433
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,927
2,376 eligible divisions
211
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
912
47.3% of votes cast
222
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,015
52.7% of votes cast
2
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

115
+33.2 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 649
Appearances
22
-59.8 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 649
127
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 649
Contributions
23
-119.7 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£167,691
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£167,691
26% below average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
29
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
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