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Alex Mayer vs Josh MacAlister

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

Photograph of Alex Mayer
Alex Mayer
Lab Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
vs
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Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Alex Mayer and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 474 shared comparable votes.

473 same votes 1 different votes 474 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
56 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
56 Aye 39 No
26 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
56 Aye 39 No
26 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

95.3%
23% above average
Rank 1 of 649
Participation
82.0%
9% above average
Rank 158 of 649
562
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
590 eligible divisions
281
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
50.2% of votes cast
281
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
241
49.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% 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

70
-11.8 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649
Appearances
84
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
78
-64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 649
Contributions
223
+80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£198,550
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£198,550
12% below average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1% below average
3
3 registered categories
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

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

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API