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Steve Barclay vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Steve Barclay
Steve Barclay
Con North East Cambridgeshire
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Steve Barclay and Alberto Costa voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,515 shared comparable votes.

1,511 same votes 4 different votes 1,515 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
80 Aye 124 No
Tax 100% aligned 204 shared votes
80 Aye 124 No
72 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 150 shared votes
72 Aye 78 No
87 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
87 Aye 40 No
29 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 34 No
Education 100% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 28 No
Transport 98% aligned 66 shared votes
39 Aye 27 No
74 Aye 104 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 178 shared votes
75 Aye 103 No
80 Aye 124 No
Tax 100% aligned 204 shared votes
80 Aye 124 No
72 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 150 shared votes
72 Aye 78 No
87 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
87 Aye 40 No

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

Voting record

71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 392 of 649
Participation
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 182 of 649
1,689
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
805
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.3 % of votes cast
884
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,010
52.7 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Appearances
20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
Contributions
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£231,894
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29 % above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
29
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
192 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 66 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Crime / Justice
173 of 230 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Business of the House motion 27 Mar 2019
Transport
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
No
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion 14 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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