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Esther McVey vs Josh MacAlister

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

Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton
vs
Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 222 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 217 different votes 222 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
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
32 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
32 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 649
Participation
82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 146 of 649
1,360
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
568 eligible divisions
622
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.3 % of votes cast
738
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
233
49.7 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

104
+29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 649
Appearances
72
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 649
125
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 649
Contributions
207
+74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Trade
66 of 85 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API