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Tim Farron vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale
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Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Alberto Costa voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 1,222 shared comparable votes.

224 same votes 998 different votes 1,222 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
9 Aye 36 No
Work / Employment 51% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 8 No
Education 47% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
75 Aye 56 No
Tax 37% aligned 131 shared votes
44 Aye 87 No
7 Aye 36 No
Devolution / Local Government 35% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 22 No
Defence 30% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
25 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
35 Aye 80 No
Migration 3% aligned 115 shared votes
76 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 26 No
Trade 4% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 6% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 649
Participation
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 182 of 649
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
811
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.3 % of votes cast
671
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,010
52.7 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
Appearances
20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
168
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 156 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

£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
29
7 registered categories
24
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

Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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