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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 449 shared comparable votes.

449 same votes 0 different votes 449 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
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 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
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 153 of 649
Participation
91.8 %
19 % above average
Rank 11 of 649
473
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
528
575 eligible divisions
239
50.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
267
50.6 % of votes cast
234
49.5 % of votes cast
No votes
261
49.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Appearances
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
212
+73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
Contributions
109
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650

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
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Migration
12 of 13 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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
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: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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