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Deirdre Costigan vs Michael Wheeler

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 Michael Wheeler
Michael Wheeler
Lab Worsley and Eccles

Voting alignment

Deirdre Costigan and Michael Wheeler voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 440 shared comparable votes.

439 same votes 1 different votes 440 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
39 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
39 Aye 40 No
29 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
39 Aye 40 No
29 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 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
88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 29 of 649
524
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
511
575 eligible divisions
273
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
256
50.1 % of votes cast
251
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
255
49.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % 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
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
6
-132.3 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Contributions
20
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 596 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
£199,765
all imported IPSA years
£196,485
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£199,765
12 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
39 of 39 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
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
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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