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Josh Newbury vs Rebecca Long Bailey

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 Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 440 shared comparable votes.

429 same votes 11 different votes 440 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
38 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
29 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 78% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
30 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
38 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
29 Aye 2 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 103 of 650
Participation
76.8%
4% above average
Rank 267 of 650
534
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,858
2,419 eligible divisions
282
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
55.1% of votes cast
252
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
835
44.9% of votes cast
13
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
26
1.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

163
+68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
Appearances
65
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
192
+27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
Contributions
66
-98.6 vs Commons average
Rank 490 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
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52% below average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15% above 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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 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
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