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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 414 shared comparable votes.

414 same votes 0 different votes 414 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
25 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
25 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
25 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
25 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

90.1 %
17 % above average
Rank 25 of 647
Participation
84.7 %
12 % above average
Rank 114 of 647
484
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
537 eligible divisions
246
50.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
50.5 % of votes cast
238
49.2 % of votes cast
No votes
225
49.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 647
Appearances
50
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 647
91
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 647
Contributions
157
+43.2 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£220,533
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£220,533
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API