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Sir Julian Lewis vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Sir Julian Lewis
Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Lewis and Alberto Costa voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,713 shared comparable votes.

1,662 same votes 51 different votes 1,713 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
91 Aye 138 No
Tax 100% aligned 229 shared votes
91 Aye 138 No
32 Aye 35 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 39 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 63 shared votes
24 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 29 No
Energy 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 30 No
Housing 100% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 26 No
Defence 87% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No
37 Aye 37 No
Trade 92% aligned 74 shared votes
39 Aye 35 No
70 Aye 115 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 185 shared votes
75 Aye 110 No
83 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 163 shared votes
84 Aye 79 No
11 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

79.9%
8% above average
Rank 199 of 650
Participation
80.8%
9% above average
Rank 175 of 650
1,934
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,958
2,422 eligible divisions
912
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
47.3% of votes cast
1,022
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,031
52.7% of votes cast
41
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

395
+299.4 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
Appearances
23
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
515
+348.6 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
Contributions
24
-142.4 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£212,155
6% below average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
30
7 registered categories
0
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
194 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 212 votes
Trade
86 of 94 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 votes
#5
Energy
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Victims and Prisoners Bill Report Stage: New Clause 27 4 Dec 2023
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 161 4 Sept 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 159 4 Sept 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 117 4 Sept 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 151 4 Sept 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
Aye
No rebel
National Security Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 22B 26 Jun 2023
Defence
Aye
No rebel
National Security Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 122 3 May 2023
Defence
Aye
No rebel
National Security Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 22 3 May 2023
Defence
Aye
Aye rebel
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill Committee: New Clause 29 7 Mar 2022
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
No
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
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