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Adam Thompson vs Josh MacAlister

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

Photograph of Adam Thompson
Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash
vs
Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Adam Thompson and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 454 shared comparable votes.

454 same votes 0 different votes 454 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
55 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
55 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
55 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

92.5%
20% above average
Rank 9 of 649
Participation
82.0%
9% above average
Rank 158 of 649
546
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
590 eligible divisions
270
49.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
50.2% of votes cast
276
50.5% of votes cast
No votes
241
49.8% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
Appearances
84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
112
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 649
Contributions
223
+79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£179,664
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£179,664
21% below average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1% below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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