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Josh MacAlister vs David Taylor

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 David Taylor
David Taylor
Lab Hemel Hempstead

Voting alignment

Josh MacAlister and David Taylor 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
50 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
50 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
50 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 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
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 118 of 649
484
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
590 eligible divisions
243
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
49.8% of votes cast
241
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
248
50.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
30
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 649
223
+79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 649
Contributions
36
-107.5 vs Commons average
Rank 560 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
£181,421
all imported IPSA years
£223,568
1% below average
Latest expenses
£181,421
20% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 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
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
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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