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Josh MacAlister vs Dave Robertson

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 Dave Robertson
Dave Robertson
Lab Lichfield

Voting alignment

Josh MacAlister and Dave Robertson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 432 shared comparable votes.

432 same votes 0 different votes 432 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
54 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
54 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
54 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

82.0%
9% above average
Rank 158 of 649
Participation
86.8%
14% above average
Rank 63 of 649
484
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
512
590 eligible divisions
243
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
276
53.9% of votes cast
241
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
236
46.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
Appearances
102
+19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
223
+79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 649
Contributions
135
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£223,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£212,620
all imported IPSA years
£223,568
1% below average
Latest expenses
£212,620
6% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
NHS / Health
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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