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Josh MacAlister vs Sarah Coombes

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 Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Josh MacAlister and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 418 shared comparable votes.

418 same votes 0 different votes 418 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
51 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 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
80.7%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 649
484
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
476
590 eligible divisions
243
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
238
50.0% of votes cast
241
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
238
50.0% 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
71
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 649
223
+79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 649
Contributions
89
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 373 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
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£223,568
1% below average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#3
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Education
45 of 50 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 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
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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