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Saqib Bhatti vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Saqib Bhatti and Alberto Costa voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,131 shared comparable votes.

1,131 same votes 0 different votes 1,131 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
55 Aye 88 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
55 Aye 88 No
76 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 141 shared votes
76 Aye 65 No
86 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
86 Aye 40 No
32 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
17 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 88 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
55 Aye 88 No
76 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 141 shared votes
76 Aye 65 No
86 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
86 Aye 40 No
32 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
17 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 174 of 648
Participation
81.4 %
8 % above average
Rank 182 of 648
1,305
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,882
2,312 eligible divisions
643
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
886
47.1 % of votes cast
662
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
996
52.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 648
Appearances
14
-46.4 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 648
86
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 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

£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£271,361
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29 % above average
9
5 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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Trade
47 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
142 of 152 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#4
Energy
61 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes
#5
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API