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Josh MacAlister vs Jack Abbott

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 Jack Abbott
Jack Abbott
Lab Ipswich

Voting alignment

Josh MacAlister and Jack Abbott voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 458 shared comparable votes.

457 same votes 1 different votes 458 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
26 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 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
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
57 Aye 39 No
26 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 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
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 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
91.3 %
19 % above average
Rank 13 of 649
473
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
525
575 eligible divisions
239
50.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
263
50.1 % of votes cast
234
49.5 % of votes cast
No votes
262
49.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6 % 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
21
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
212
+73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 574 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
£181,106
all imported IPSA years
£223,568
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£181,106
20 % below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#3
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
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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