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James McMurdock vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Alberto Costa voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 166 shared comparable votes.

162 same votes 4 different votes 166 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 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
16 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 11 No
Housing 94% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
16 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

42.3 %
31 % below average
Rank 631 of 647
Participation
81.2 %
8 % above average
Rank 187 of 647
227
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,887
2,323 eligible divisions
108
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
890
47.2 % of votes cast
119
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
997
52.8 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

15
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 647
Appearances
12
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 647
20
-93.6 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 647
Contributions
13
-100.6 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£171,670
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
27
7 registered categories
0
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

Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Energy
11 of 17 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
Tax
68 of 108 votes
#4
Energy
61 of 67 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API