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Deirdre Costigan vs Kim Leadbeater

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 Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley

Voting alignment

Deirdre Costigan and Kim Leadbeater voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 414 shared comparable votes.

414 same votes 0 different votes 414 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 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
50 Aye 38 No
28 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
50 Aye 38 No
28 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 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

94.5 %
21 % above average
Rank 4 of 648
Participation
83.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 143 of 648
497
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,061
1,276 eligible divisions
259
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
554
52.2 % of votes cast
238
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
507
47.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 11 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

28
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 648
Appearances
4
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 648
41
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 648
Contributions
8
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£196,485
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£196,485
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Defence
39 of 40 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Education
62 of 64 votes
Transport
21 of 21 votes
#3
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
129 of 141 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API