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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 410 shared comparable votes.

410 same votes 0 different votes 410 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
20 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 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
20 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

84.7 %
12 % above average
Rank 114 of 647
Participation
88.3 %
15 % above average
Rank 52 of 647
455
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
537 eligible divisions
230
50.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
257
54.2 % of votes cast
225
49.5 % of votes cast
No votes
217
45.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 647
Appearances
88
+24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 647
157
+43.2 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 647
Contributions
110
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 647

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

Education
49 of 49 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#2
Energy
17 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API