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Deirdre Costigan vs Chris Ward

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 Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Deirdre Costigan and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 0 different votes 337 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
38 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
38 Aye 40 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
38 Aye 40 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 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
73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 356 of 649
524
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
575 eligible divisions
273
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
52.0 % of votes cast
251
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
202
48.0 % 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

6
-72.1 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 649
Appearances
52
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 649
6
-132.6 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 649
Contributions
230
+91.4 vs Commons average
Rank 100 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£196,485
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
39 of 39 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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