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Josh Newbury vs Kirsteen Sullivan

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 Kirsteen Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow

Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and Kirsteen Sullivan voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 387 shared comparable votes.

384 same votes 3 different votes 387 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
52 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
52 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 95% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
52 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
52 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 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
72.4%
same as average
Rank 368 of 650
527
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
620 eligible divisions
275
52.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
52.8% of votes cast
252
47.8% of votes cast
No votes
212
47.2% of votes cast
13
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

151
+58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
Appearances
79
-14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
178
+16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Contributions
95
-67.0 vs Commons average
Rank 390 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
£198,590
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52% below average
Latest expenses
£198,590
12% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye 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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API