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Josh MacAlister vs Mr Luke Charters

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 Mr Luke Charters
Mr Luke Charters
Lab York Outer

Voting alignment

Josh MacAlister and Mr Luke Charters voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 428 shared comparable votes.

428 same votes 0 different votes 428 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 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
50 Aye 37 No
20 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
50 Aye 37 No
20 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 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

82.0%
9% above average
Rank 158 of 649
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 132 of 649
484
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
491
590 eligible divisions
243
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.5% of votes cast
241
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% 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
82
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
223
+79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 649
Contributions
108
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 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
£244,344
all imported IPSA years
£223,568
1% below average
Latest expenses
£244,344
8% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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