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Heidi Alexander vs Josh MacAlister

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

Photograph of Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South
vs
Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Heidi Alexander and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

321 same votes 0 different votes 321 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
35 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

63.1%
10% below average
Rank 540 of 649
Participation
82.0%
9% above average
Rank 158 of 649
372
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
590 eligible divisions
174
46.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
50.2% of votes cast
198
53.2% of votes cast
No votes
241
49.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
Appearances
88
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
547
+401.3 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
Contributions
231
+85.3 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£178,830
21% below average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
6
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Housing
26 of 32 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API