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Mark Garnier vs Alberto Costa

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


Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Alberto Costa voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,726 shared comparable votes.

1,713 same votes 13 different votes 1,726 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
92 Aye 136 No
Tax 100% aligned 228 shared votes
92 Aye 136 No
81 Aye 117 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 198 shared votes
81 Aye 117 No
82 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 159 shared votes
82 Aye 77 No
93 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
93 Aye 42 No
41 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 74 shared votes
41 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 30 No
Transport 98% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
92 Aye 136 No
Tax 100% aligned 228 shared votes
92 Aye 136 No
81 Aye 117 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 198 shared votes
81 Aye 117 No
82 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 159 shared votes
82 Aye 77 No
93 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
93 Aye 42 No

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

Voting record

84.2 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 648
Participation
81.4 %
8 % above average
Rank 182 of 648
1,946
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,882
2,312 eligible divisions
946
48.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
886
47.1 % of votes cast
1,000
51.4 % of votes cast
No votes
996
52.9 % of votes cast
23
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

70
+9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 648
Appearances
14
-46.4 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 648
234
+125.1 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 648
Contributions
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29 % above average
19
7 registered categories
Registered interests
27
7 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Trade
83 of 88 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#4
Energy
61 of 67 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#5
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Aye
No
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API