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John Lamont vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

John Lamont and Alberto Costa voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,611 shared comparable votes.

1,600 same votes 11 different votes 1,611 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
82 Aye 130 No
Tax 100% aligned 212 shared votes
82 Aye 130 No
83 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 158 shared votes
83 Aye 75 No
91 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
91 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 35 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 66 shared votes
31 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 35 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 54 shared votes
19 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
69 Aye 100 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 169 shared votes
70 Aye 99 No
35 Aye 33 No
Transport 99% aligned 68 shared votes
36 Aye 32 No
36 Aye 38 No
Trade 99% aligned 74 shared votes
37 Aye 37 No
82 Aye 130 No
Tax 100% aligned 212 shared votes
82 Aye 130 No
83 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 158 shared votes
83 Aye 75 No

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

Voting record

85.0%
13% above average
Rank 93 of 650
Participation
80.8%
8% above average
Rank 181 of 650
1,814
2,135 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,931
2,390 eligible divisions
876
48.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
914
47.3% of votes cast
938
51.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,017
52.7% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

162
+75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 650
Appearances
24
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
257
+105.6 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650
Contributions
25
-126.4 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48% above average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29% above average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
29
7 registered categories
3
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

Trade
86 of 90 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Migration
150 of 163 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
Crime / Justice
180 of 198 votes
#5
Energy
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Amdt 1 - Main 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No
Mr Clarke's motion C (Customs Union) 1 Apr 2019
Trade
Aye rebel
No
Business of the House motion 27 Mar 2019
Transport
Aye rebel
No
George Eustice's motion H (EFTA and EEA) 27 Mar 2019
Aye rebel
No
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye rebel
No
European Union Withdrawal Act main Motion as amended 25 Mar 2019
Aye rebel
No
European Union Withdrawal Act Amendment (a) - Letwin 25 Mar 2019
Aye rebel
No
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion 14 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
No rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) Act main Motion (Prime Minister) 15 Jan 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye rebel
Restoration and Renewal (No. 1) (as amended) 31 Jan 2018
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API