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Dr Ben Spencer vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Dr Ben Spencer
Dr Ben Spencer
Con Runnymede and Weybridge
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Alberto Costa voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,130 shared comparable votes.

1,128 same votes 2 different votes 1,130 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
57 Aye 92 No
Tax 100% aligned 149 shared votes
57 Aye 92 No
86 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
86 Aye 38 No
62 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
62 Aye 54 No
30 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
18 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 92 No
Tax 100% aligned 149 shared votes
57 Aye 92 No
86 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
86 Aye 38 No
62 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
62 Aye 54 No
30 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
18 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

82.2 %
9 % above average
Rank 166 of 648
Participation
81.4 %
8 % above average
Rank 182 of 648
1,311
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,882
2,312 eligible divisions
624
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
886
47.1 % of votes cast
687
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
996
52.9 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

95
+34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 648
Appearances
14
-46.4 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 648
205
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 648
Contributions
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
27
7 registered categories
0
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

Trade
49 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#4
Energy
61 of 67 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#5
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 1 Dec 2020
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
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