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Mr Angus MacDonald vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Mr Angus MacDonald
Mr Angus MacDonald
LD Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Mr Angus MacDonald and Alberto Costa voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 214 shared comparable votes.

173 same votes 41 different votes 214 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
1 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 30 No
Tax 94% aligned 49 shared votes
16 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 4 No
Education 93% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 50% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 60% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

59.0 %
14 % below average
Rank 584 of 650
Participation
81.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 178 of 650
329
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,905
2,344 eligible divisions
173
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
901
47.3 % of votes cast
156
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,004
52.7 % of votes cast
12
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

47
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
Appearances
13
-57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 650
68
-56.8 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Contributions
14
-110.8 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,347
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£194,347
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29 % above average
7
3 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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Energy
61 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
68 of 75 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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