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Keir Mather vs Josh MacAlister

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

Photograph of Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby
vs
Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Keir Mather and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 0 different votes 351 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
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
24 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
24 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

75.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 304 of 649
Participation
82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 153 of 649
589
781 eligible divisions
Total votes
473
575 eligible divisions
290
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
239
50.5 % of votes cast
299
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
234
49.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 20 Jul 2023
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
Appearances
76
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 649
465
+327.4 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 649
Contributions
211
+73.4 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£451,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£306,391
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
0
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

Education
50 of 52 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
31 of 33 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 14 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API