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Josh Newbury vs Luke Pollard

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 Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and Luke Pollard voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

315 same votes 5 different votes 320 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
40 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
40 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
40 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 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
69.3%
3% below average
Rank 437 of 650
537
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,501
2,167 eligible divisions
283
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
827
55.1% of votes cast
254
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
674
44.9% of votes cast
13
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

170
+74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Appearances
81
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 650
201
+33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
Contributions
686
+518.9 vs Commons average
Rank 12 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
£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52% below average
Latest expenses
£309,067
37% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
144 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 90 votes
Benefits
31 of 32 votes
#5
Defence
58 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API