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Sir Mel Stride vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Sir Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon
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Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Alberto Costa voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,651 shared comparable votes.

1,643 same votes 8 different votes 1,651 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
84 Aye 128 No
Tax 100% aligned 212 shared votes
84 Aye 128 No
78 Aye 117 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 195 shared votes
78 Aye 117 No
73 Aye 82 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 155 shared votes
73 Aye 82 No
98 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
98 Aye 43 No
33 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 60 shared votes
33 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 30 No
Trade 99% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
38 Aye 34 No
Transport 99% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
84 Aye 128 No
Tax 100% aligned 212 shared votes
84 Aye 128 No
78 Aye 117 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 195 shared votes
78 Aye 117 No
73 Aye 82 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 155 shared votes
73 Aye 82 No

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

Voting record

78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 649
Participation
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 182 of 649
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
892
48.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.3 % of votes cast
951
51.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,010
52.7 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

28
-50.0 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 649
Appearances
20
-58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 649
46
-92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 649
Contributions
21
-117.4 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29 % above average
17
6 registered categories
Registered interests
29
7 registered categories
9
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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Mr Clarke's motion C (Customs Union) 1 Apr 2019
Trade
Aye rebel
No
Business of the House motion 27 Mar 2019
Transport
Aye rebel
No
George Eustice's motion H (EFTA and EEA) 27 Mar 2019
Aye rebel
No
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye rebel
No
European Union Withdrawal Act main Motion as amended 25 Mar 2019
Aye rebel
No
European Union Withdrawal Act Amendment (a) - Letwin 25 Mar 2019
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
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