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Jessica Toale vs Josh MacAlister

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

Photograph of Jessica Toale
Jessica Toale
Lab Bournemouth West
vs
Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Jessica Toale and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 376 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 0 different votes 376 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
55 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

79.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 219 of 649
Participation
82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 146 of 649
450
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
568 eligible divisions
229
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.3 % of votes cast
221
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
233
49.7 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % 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

78
+3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 649
Appearances
72
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 649
95
-37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 319 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

£208,947
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£208,947
8 % below 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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Education
47 of 50 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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