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Lewis Atkinson vs Josh MacAlister

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

Photograph of Lewis Atkinson
Lewis Atkinson
Lab Sunderland Central
vs
Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Lewis Atkinson and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 438 shared comparable votes.

438 same votes 0 different votes 438 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
47 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
47 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
47 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

88.8%
16% above average
Rank 30 of 649
Participation
82.0%
9% above average
Rank 158 of 649
524
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
590 eligible divisions
263
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
50.2% of votes cast
261
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
241
49.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 649
Appearances
84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
111
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 649
Contributions
223
+79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£221,126
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£221,126
2% below average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Migration
13 of 13 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API