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Deirdre Costigan vs Mr Alex Barros-Curtis

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

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Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall
vs
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Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Lab Cardiff West

Voting alignment

Deirdre Costigan and Mr Alex Barros-Curtis voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 424 shared comparable votes.

424 same votes 0 different votes 424 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
49 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
49 Aye 38 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
49 Aye 38 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

91.2%
19% above average
Rank 13 of 649
Participation
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 126 of 649
538
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
590 eligible divisions
277
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
51.2% of votes cast
261
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
240
48.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

23
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 649
Appearances
65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 649
26
-117.5 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 649
Contributions
77
-66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 412 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
£117,527
all imported IPSA years
£196,485
13% below average
Latest expenses
£117,527
48% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
1
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
39 of 39 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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