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Deirdre Costigan vs Joe Powell

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 Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater

Voting alignment

Deirdre Costigan and Joe Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

358 same votes 0 different votes 358 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
37 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
18 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
18 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 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
74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 316 of 649
519
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
570 eligible divisions
271
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
202
47.3 % of votes cast
248
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
225
52.7 % 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

10
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 649
Appearances
80
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 649
13
-121.5 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 649
Contributions
111
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 263 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
£214,410
all imported IPSA years
£196,485
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£214,410
5 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
26 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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
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