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Gerald Jones vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Alberto Costa voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,452 shared comparable votes.

86 same votes 1,366 different votes 1,452 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
105 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 164 shared votes
64 Aye 100 No
19 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 15 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 14 No
Energy 5% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
31 Aye 70 No
Migration 5% aligned 101 shared votes
67 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 60 shared votes
22 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

81.0%
8% above average
Rank 180 of 649
Participation
81.1%
8% above average
Rank 179 of 649
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,927
2,376 eligible divisions
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
912
47.3% of votes cast
850
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,015
52.7% of votes cast
2
0.1% 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

31
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 649
Appearances
22
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 649
39
-104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 649
Contributions
23
-120.5 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
29
7 registered categories
1
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
68 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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