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Josh Newbury vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 330 different votes 341 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
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
48 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
31 Aye 48 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
31 Aye 48 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

85.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 88 of 650
Participation
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 650
482
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,780
2,094 eligible divisions
257
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
878
49.3 % of votes cast
225
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
902
50.7 % of votes cast
12
2.5 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

105
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 650
Appearances
20
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 650
121
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
26
-99.8 vs Commons average
Rank 578 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52 % below average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
1
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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 70 votes
Education
48 of 49 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 85 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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