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Joe Robertson vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Alberto Costa voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 0 different votes 351 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
34 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
34 Aye 44 No
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
34 Aye 44 No
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 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 311 of 649
Participation
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 182 of 649
430
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,359 eligible divisions
193
44.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.3 % of votes cast
237
55.1 % of votes cast
No votes
1,008
52.7 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

152
+75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 649
Appearances
17
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 649
253
+117.2 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Contributions
18
-117.8 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29 % above average
3
3 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

Housing
27 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
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