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Sarah Bool vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Alberto Costa voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

338 same votes 0 different votes 338 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
34 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
34 Aye 47 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
34 Aye 47 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 394 of 649
Participation
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 182 of 649
411
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
174
42.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.3 % of votes cast
237
57.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,010
52.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

90
+11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 649
Appearances
20
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 649
105
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
Contributions
21
-117.6 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29 % above average
14
2 registered categories
Registered interests
29
7 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Tax
98 of 111 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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