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Linsey Farnsworth vs Deirdre Costigan

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


Voting alignment

Linsey Farnsworth and Deirdre Costigan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 431 shared comparable votes.

430 same votes 1 different votes 431 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
47 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
47 Aye 38 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
47 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
47 Aye 38 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

87.5%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 649
Participation
91.2%
19% above average
Rank 13 of 649
516
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
538
590 eligible divisions
265
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
277
51.5% of votes cast
251
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
261
48.5% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Appearances
23
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 649
134
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649
Contributions
26
-117.5 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£216,552
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£196,485
all imported IPSA years
£216,552
4% below average
Latest expenses
£196,485
13% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API