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Josh Newbury vs Douglas McAllister

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Josh Newbury
Josh Newbury
Lab Cannock Chase
vs
Photograph of Douglas McAllister
Douglas McAllister
Lab West Dunbartonshire

Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and Douglas McAllister voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 473 shared comparable votes.

469 same votes 4 different votes 473 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
55 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
55 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
55 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
55 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

85.0%
13% above average
Rank 88 of 650
Participation
88.5%
16% above average
Rank 35 of 650
527
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
549
620 eligible divisions
275
52.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
269
49.0% of votes cast
252
47.8% of votes cast
No votes
280
51.0% of votes cast
13
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

141
+50.0 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650
Appearances
117
+26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
164
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 650
Contributions
140
-18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£109,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£142,257
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52% below average
Latest expenses
£142,257
37% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
63 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API