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Josh MacAlister vs Andrew Cooper

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

Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington
vs
Photograph of Andrew Cooper
Andrew Cooper
Lab Mid Cheshire

Voting alignment

Josh MacAlister and Andrew Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 431 shared comparable votes.

431 same votes 0 different votes 431 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
57 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
57 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
57 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

85.7 %
13 % above average
Rank 96 of 648
Participation
93.7 %
20 % above average
Rank 8 of 648
451
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
493
526 eligible divisions
229
50.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
254
51.5 % of votes cast
222
49.2 % of votes cast
No votes
239
48.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 648
Appearances
66
+5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 648
131
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 648
Contributions
90
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£223,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£180,143
all imported IPSA years
£223,568
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£180,143
20 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Education
49 of 49 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 23 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API