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Christian Wakeford vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Alberto Costa voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 1,060 shared comparable votes.

425 same votes 635 different votes 1,060 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
28 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 87% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 16 No
Trade 69% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 65% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 17 No
Benefits 60% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
33 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 2% aligned 55 shared votes
21 Aye 34 No
14 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 4% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 9% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 80 of 649
Participation
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 182 of 649
1,414
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
680
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.3 % of votes cast
734
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,010
52.7 % of votes cast
9
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

1
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649
Appearances
20
-57.6 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 649
1
-136.9 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 649
Contributions
21
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29 % above average
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Defence
69 of 70 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
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