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Josh Newbury vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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 Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 224 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 213 different votes 224 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
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 15% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 6 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
2 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

84.6%
12% above average
Rank 105 of 649
Participation
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
499
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
263
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
48.1% of votes cast
236
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
776
51.9% of votes cast
13
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

123
+39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 649
144
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 649
Contributions
72
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£109,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52% below average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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