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Chris Bloore vs Deirdre Costigan

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 Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall

Voting alignment

Chris Bloore and Deirdre Costigan voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 379 shared comparable votes.

377 same votes 2 different votes 379 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
40 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
18 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 83% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
40 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
18 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 650
Participation
90.8%
18% above average
Rank 15 of 650
454
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
563
620 eligible divisions
220
48.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
286
50.8% of votes cast
234
51.5% of votes cast
No votes
277
49.2% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

112
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
Appearances
88
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
127
-36.5 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Contributions
123
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£167,691
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£196,485
all imported IPSA years
£167,691
26% below average
Latest expenses
£196,485
13% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Transport
28 of 30 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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