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Mark Garnier vs Josh MacAlister

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

Photograph of Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
vs
Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

16 same votes 350 different votes 366 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
3 Aye 9 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
24 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
34 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
42 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
42 Aye 34 No
12 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

83.5%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 649
Participation
82.0%
9% above average
Rank 158 of 649
1,985
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
590 eligible divisions
970
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
50.2% of votes cast
1,015
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
241
49.8% of votes cast
25
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

76
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Appearances
88
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
123
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Contributions
231
+85.3 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15% above average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1% below average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
4
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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