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Deirdre Costigan vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Deirdre Costigan and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

353 same votes 0 different votes 353 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
26 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
26 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
26 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

91.1 %
18 % above average
Rank 14 of 649
Participation
75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 295 of 649
519
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
570 eligible divisions
271
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
47.9 % of votes cast
248
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
225
52.1 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

9
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 614 of 649
Appearances
74
-1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 649
12
-121.8 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 649
Contributions
124
-9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£196,485
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£196,485
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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