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Kirsteen Sullivan vs Josh MacAlister

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

Photograph of Kirsteen Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow
vs
Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Kirsteen Sullivan and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 388 shared comparable votes.

378 same votes 10 different votes 388 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
59 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
59 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
24 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 93% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
59 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
59 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
24 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

72.8%
same as average
Rank 357 of 650
Participation
81.4%
9% above average
Rank 166 of 650
463
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
636 eligible divisions
247
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
50.6% of votes cast
216
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
256
49.4% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

87
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Appearances
90
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
105
-64.2 vs Commons average
Rank 380 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

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1% below average
4
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

Housing
32 of 33 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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