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Ruth Cadbury vs Deirdre Costigan

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Deirdre Costigan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

369 same votes 0 different votes 369 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
49 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
49 Aye 39 No
13 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
49 Aye 39 No
13 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 315 of 649
Participation
91.0 %
18 % above average
Rank 14 of 649
1,763
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
517
568 eligible divisions
983
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
270
52.2 % of votes cast
780
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
247
47.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 649
Appearances
10
-65.2 vs Commons average
Rank 614 of 649
72
-61.4 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 649
Contributions
13
-120.4 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£196,485
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£196,485
13 % below average
3
3 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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