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Alice Macdonald vs Sarah Bool

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

Photograph of Alice Macdonald
Alice Macdonald
Lab Norwich North
vs
Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Alice Macdonald and Sarah Bool voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 348 different votes 353 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
34 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
39 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
39 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

84.9 %
12 % above average
Rank 99 of 649
Participation
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 394 of 649
488
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
575 eligible divisions
241
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
174
42.3 % of votes cast
247
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
237
57.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

32
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
37
-101.3 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,253
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£186,253
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17 % below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
2 registered categories
1
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 111 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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