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Andrew Western vs Josh MacAlister

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

382 same votes 0 different votes 382 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
42 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
42 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
42 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.0 %
same as average
Rank 359 of 650
Participation
83.0 %
10 % above average
Rank 140 of 650
692
948 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
565 eligible divisions
341
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.3 % of votes cast
351
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
233
49.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Appearances
72
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
306
+177.3 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 650
Contributions
207
+78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1 % below average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
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

Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Defence
37 of 43 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 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 Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API