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Deirdre Costigan vs Jack Abbott

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


Voting alignment

Deirdre Costigan and Jack Abbott voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 435 shared comparable votes.

433 same votes 2 different votes 435 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
50 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
50 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
50 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 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
91.3 %
19 % above average
Rank 13 of 649
524
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
525
575 eligible divisions
273
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
263
50.1 % of votes cast
251
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
262
49.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

6
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Appearances
21
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
6
-132.3 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£196,485
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,106
all imported IPSA years
£196,485
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£181,106
20 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
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Voting source Commons Votes API