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Ed Miliband vs Deirdre Costigan

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Deirdre Costigan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 145 shared comparable votes.

145 same votes 0 different votes 145 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
16 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

54.8%
18% below average
Rank 608 of 650
Participation
91.3%
19% above average
Rank 14 of 650
1,307
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
549
601 eligible divisions
724
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
283
51.5% of votes cast
583
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
266
48.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
Appearances
43
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650
637
+487.9 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Contributions
47
-102.1 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£196,485
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2% below average
Latest expenses
£196,485
13% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 49 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Energy
45 of 70 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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