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Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Con North Cotswolds
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown and Alberto Costa voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,719 shared comparable votes.

1,691 same votes 28 different votes 1,719 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
94 Aye 143 No
Tax 100% aligned 237 shared votes
94 Aye 143 No
86 Aye 86 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 172 shared votes
86 Aye 86 No
97 Aye 41 No
Migration 100% aligned 138 shared votes
97 Aye 41 No
28 Aye 42 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 70 shared votes
28 Aye 42 No
20 Aye 40 No
Education 100% aligned 60 shared votes
20 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
69 Aye 116 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 185 shared votes
71 Aye 114 No
28 Aye 35 No
Transport 98% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
36 Aye 32 No
Trade 99% aligned 68 shared votes
37 Aye 31 No
94 Aye 143 No
Tax 100% aligned 237 shared votes
94 Aye 143 No
86 Aye 86 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 172 shared votes
86 Aye 86 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
8% above average
Rank 196 of 650
Participation
80.8%
8% above average
Rank 179 of 650
1,934
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,953
2,417 eligible divisions
921
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
925
47.4% of votes cast
1,013
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
1,028
52.6% of votes cast
25
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

43
-51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 650
Appearances
23
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
55
-109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 519 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

£2,311,579
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£252,269
12% above average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29% above average
8
6 registered categories
Registered interests
30
7 registered categories
2
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

Digital / Online Safety
56 of 60 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
197 of 212 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Migration
155 of 171 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#5
Energy
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Aye rebel
Holocaust Memorial Bill Committee: New Clause 1 22 May 2024
No
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
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No.4) Regulations 2020 4 Nov 2020
Aye
No rebel
Motion to approve the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions)(No.2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 1029) 13 Oct 2020
Aye
Aye rebel
Amendment (d) to Proceedings on the pandemic (No. 2) 2 Jun 2020
No
No rebel
Motion under section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019 9 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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