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Josh MacAlister vs John Whitby

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
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Photograph of John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales

Voting alignment

Josh MacAlister and John Whitby voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 411 shared comparable votes.

411 same votes 0 different votes 411 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
49 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
49 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
49 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

85.7 %
13 % above average
Rank 96 of 648
Participation
89.5 %
16 % above average
Rank 32 of 648
451
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
526 eligible divisions
229
50.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
249
52.9 % of votes cast
222
49.2 % of votes cast
No votes
222
47.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 648
Appearances
42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 648
131
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 648
Contributions
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£223,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£189,571
all imported IPSA years
£223,568
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£189,571
16 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 23 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
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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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