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Ed Davey vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Alberto Costa voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 1,051 shared comparable votes.

196 same votes 855 different votes 1,051 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
6 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 62% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 57% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 15 No
Housing 39% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
78 Aye 45 No
Tax 31% aligned 123 shared votes
45 Aye 78 No
5 Aye 32 No
Devolution / Local Government 27% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
28 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
37 Aye 55 No
Migration 3% aligned 92 shared votes
52 Aye 40 No
17 Aye 31 No
Trade 6% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
Participation
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 182 of 649
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
713
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.3 % of votes cast
558
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,010
52.7 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Appearances
20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Contributions
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29 % above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
29
7 registered categories
11
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
113 of 163 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
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