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Gregory Stafford vs Josh MacAlister

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

Photograph of Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon
vs
Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Gregory Stafford and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 308 different votes 316 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 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
24 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
49 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
49 Aye 30 No
13 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 649
Participation
82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 153 of 649
437
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
473
575 eligible divisions
202
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
239
50.5 % of votes cast
235
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
234
49.5 % 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

141
+62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 649
Appearances
76
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
278
+139.4 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
Contributions
211
+72.4 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£192,386
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£192,386
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
5
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

Tax
100 of 111 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 39 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
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
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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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