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Christian Wakeford vs Josh MacAlister

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

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 402 shared comparable votes.

402 same votes 0 different votes 402 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
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
43 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
43 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

86.0 %
13 % above average
Rank 77 of 650
Participation
83.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 136 of 650
1,403
1,631 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
563 eligible divisions
673
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.3 % of votes cast
730
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
233
49.7 % of votes cast
9
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1
-70.0 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 650
Appearances
72
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
1
-125.0 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 650
Contributions
207
+81.0 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1 % below average
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Defence
68 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 65 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API