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Jesse Norman vs Josh MacAlister

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

Photograph of Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire
vs
Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Jesse Norman and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 305 different votes 312 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
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 8 No
Defence 5% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
30 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

72.3 %
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
Participation
83.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 136 of 650
1,698
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
563 eligible divisions
785
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.3 % of votes cast
913
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
233
49.7 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
Appearances
70
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
76
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
Contributions
205
+79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£134,182
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
8
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

Trade
85 of 89 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Energy
58 of 70 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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
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
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