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Gavin Robinson vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Gavin Robinson
Gavin Robinson
DUP Belfast East
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Gavin Robinson and Alberto Costa voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 1,302 shared comparable votes.

1,026 same votes 276 different votes 1,302 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
14 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
75 Aye 96 No
Tax 87% aligned 171 shared votes
67 Aye 104 No
24 Aye 21 No
Energy 87% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
67 Aye 106 No
Brexit / EU 86% aligned 173 shared votes
72 Aye 101 No
16 Aye 30 No
Education 83% aligned 46 shared votes
14 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 22 No
Benefits 58% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
51 Aye 34 No
Migration 59% aligned 85 shared votes
64 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 63% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 39 No
Foreign Affairs 64% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 13 No
Defence 68% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

64.5%
8% below average
Rank 524 of 649
Participation
81.1%
8% above average
Rank 179 of 649
1,532
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,927
2,376 eligible divisions
776
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
912
47.3% of votes cast
756
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,015
52.7% of votes cast
7
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 649
Appearances
22
-59.8 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 649
100
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649
Contributions
23
-119.5 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,803,428
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£220,061
3% below average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
29
7 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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