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Josh MacAlister vs Michael Wheeler

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 Michael Wheeler
Michael Wheeler
Lab Worsley and Eccles

Voting alignment

Josh MacAlister and Michael Wheeler voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 426 shared comparable votes.

426 same votes 0 different votes 426 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
46 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
46 Aye 38 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
46 Aye 38 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 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
91.6 %
18 % above average
Rank 16 of 648
451
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
482
526 eligible divisions
229
50.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
243
50.4 % of votes cast
222
49.2 % of votes cast
No votes
239
49.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % 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
19
-41.4 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 648
131
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 648
Contributions
25
-83.9 vs Commons average
Rank 565 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
£199,765
all imported IPSA years
£223,568
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£199,765
12 % 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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 23 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
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
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API