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Joe Powell vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Alberto Costa voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 291 different votes 297 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
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
5 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
5 Aye 28 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% 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

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 650
Participation
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 183 of 650
422
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,905
2,349 eligible divisions
198
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
901
47.3 % of votes cast
224
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
1,004
52.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

69
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
Appearances
13
-58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
99
-27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Contributions
14
-112.0 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£214,410
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5 % below average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
29
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

Defence
33 of 33 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
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