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Catherine Fookes vs Josh MacAlister

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

Photograph of Catherine Fookes
Catherine Fookes
Lab Monmouthshire
vs
Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Catherine Fookes and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 384 shared comparable votes.

384 same votes 0 different votes 384 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
50 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
50 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
30 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
50 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
30 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

79.6 %
7 % above average
Rank 205 of 650
Participation
83.0 %
10 % above average
Rank 140 of 650
450
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
565 eligible divisions
232
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.3 % of votes cast
218
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
233
49.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
Appearances
72
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650
76
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
Contributions
207
+80.2 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£211,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£211,272
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1 % below average
3
2 registered categories
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Migration
10 of 11 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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