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Kate Osborne vs Josh MacAlister

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East
vs
Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Kate Osborne and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

321 same votes 11 different votes 332 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
53 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
53 Aye 29 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 8 No
Benefits 56% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 9 No
Housing 95% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 97% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
53 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
53 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

64.3%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 650
Participation
81.4%
9% above average
Rank 166 of 650
1,095
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
636 eligible divisions
563
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
50.6% of votes cast
532
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
256
49.4% of votes cast
15
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

11
-86.0 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
Appearances
90
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
12
-157.2 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Contributions
246
+76.8 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£344,831
52% above average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
35 of 41 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
131 of 154 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Trade
41 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Education
50 of 69 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye rebel
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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