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Lorraine Beavers vs Josh MacAlister

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

Photograph of Lorraine Beavers
Lorraine Beavers
Lab Blackpool North and Fleetwood
vs
Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Lorraine Beavers and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 418 shared comparable votes.

413 same votes 5 different votes 418 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
57 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
57 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 75% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
57 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
57 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 75 of 650
Participation
83.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 136 of 650
485
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
563 eligible divisions
258
53.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.3 % of votes cast
227
46.8 % of votes cast
No votes
233
49.7 % of votes cast
8
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650
Appearances
72
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
59
-66.8 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
Contributions
207
+81.2 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£199,406
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£199,406
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1 % below average
3
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API