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Sir Edward Leigh vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Alberto Costa voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,587 shared comparable votes.

1,562 same votes 25 different votes 1,587 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
82 Aye 147 No
Tax 100% aligned 229 shared votes
82 Aye 147 No
79 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 147 shared votes
79 Aye 68 No
30 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 66 shared votes
30 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 31 No
Energy 100% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 30 No
Education 96% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
72 Aye 107 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 179 shared votes
70 Aye 109 No
90 Aye 29 No
Migration 98% aligned 119 shared votes
88 Aye 31 No
32 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

75.0%
3% above average
Rank 311 of 650
Participation
80.8%
8% above average
Rank 179 of 650
1,812
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,953
2,417 eligible divisions
854
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
925
47.4% of votes cast
958
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
1,028
52.6% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
43 years, 5 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

192
+97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
Appearances
23
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
216
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Contributions
24
-140.6 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
30
7 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Tax
263 of 331 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Energy
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
No rebel
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
Aye
Aye rebel
New Clause 1: Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords] Committee Stage 17 Jun 2020
No
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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