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Josh MacAlister vs Steve Reed

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 Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North

Voting alignment

Josh MacAlister and Steve Reed voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 235 shared comparable votes.

235 same votes 0 different votes 235 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
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 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
62.1%
10% below average
Rank 555 of 649
484
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,476
2,376 eligible divisions
243
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
863
58.5% of votes cast
241
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
613
41.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

93
+8.2 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Appearances
46
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
239
+91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 650
Contributions
410
+262.3 vs Commons average
Rank 31 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
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£223,568
1% below average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 91 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API