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Josh Newbury vs Keir Mather

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 Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby

Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and Keir Mather voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 378 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 12 different votes 378 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
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
43 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
43 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

84.4%
12% above average
Rank 102 of 650
Participation
73.0%
1% above average
Rank 352 of 650
537
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
615
842 eligible divisions
283
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
297
48.3% of votes cast
254
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
318
51.7% of votes cast
13
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 3 months
Since 20 Jul 2023

Debates

173
+76.0 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
Appearances
115
+18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 650
205
+35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
Contributions
611
+441.8 vs Commons average
Rank 16 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
£451,152
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52% below average
Latest expenses
£306,391
35% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
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
Education
50 of 52 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Transport
31 of 36 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#4
NHS / Health
12 of 14 votes
Benefits
31 of 32 votes
#5
Defence
29 of 35 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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