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Josh MacAlister vs Bobby Dean

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 Bobby Dean
Bobby Dean
LD Carshalton and Wallington

Voting alignment

Josh MacAlister and Bobby Dean voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 254 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 75% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 7 No
Housing 43% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 3% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
43 Aye 22 No
Tax 5% aligned 65 shared votes
25 Aye 40 No
14 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 5% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 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
68.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 457 of 649
473
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
394
575 eligible divisions
239
50.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
205
52.0 % of votes cast
234
49.5 % of votes cast
No votes
189
48.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % 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
89
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
212
+73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
Contributions
104
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 301 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
£178,307
all imported IPSA years
£223,568
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£178,307
21 % below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Education
41 of 50 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Benefits
24 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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