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David Reed vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

David Reed and Alberto Costa voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

269 same votes 1 different votes 270 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
34 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
Participation
81.1%
8% above average
Rank 179 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,927
2,376 eligible divisions
188
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
912
47.3% of votes cast
180
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
1,015
52.7% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

122
+37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650
Appearances
24
-60.8 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
181
+33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 650
Contributions
25
-122.7 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,694
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£195,694
13% below average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29% above average
14
3 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Tax
80 of 112 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API