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Sir Andrew Mitchell vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Sir Andrew Mitchell and Alberto Costa voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,334 shared comparable votes.

1,313 same votes 21 different votes 1,334 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
70 Aye 102 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
70 Aye 102 No
61 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
61 Aye 59 No
16 Aye 26 No
Energy 100% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 25 No
Benefits 100% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 93% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
73 Aye 37 No
Migration 95% aligned 110 shared votes
78 Aye 32 No
36 Aye 23 No
Transport 97% aligned 59 shared votes
34 Aye 25 No
36 Aye 22 No
Trade 98% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 No
65 Aye 107 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 172 shared votes
65 Aye 107 No

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

Voting record

63.8 %
9 % below average
Rank 535 of 648
Participation
81.4 %
8 % above average
Rank 182 of 648
1,474
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,882
2,312 eligible divisions
708
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
886
47.1 % of votes cast
766
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
996
52.9 % of votes cast
39
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

46
-14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 648
Appearances
14
-46.4 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 648
50
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 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

£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£265,608
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29 % above average
20
6 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
181 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Migration
119 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Transport
61 of 87 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
#4
Energy
61 of 67 votes
Trade
59 of 88 votes
#5
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No rebel
Health and Care Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 29B 25 Apr 2022
NHS / Health
Aye
No rebel
Nationality and Borders Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 10B 20 Apr 2022
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Nationality and Borders Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 53B 20 Apr 2022
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Nationality and Borders Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 8B 20 Apr 2022
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Nationality and Borders Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 7B 20 Apr 2022
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Nationality and Borders Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 4G 20 Apr 2022
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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