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Matt Turmaine vs Josh MacAlister

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

Photograph of Matt Turmaine
Matt Turmaine
Lab Watford
vs
Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Matt Turmaine and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 484 shared comparable votes.

484 same votes 0 different votes 484 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 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
57 Aye 38 No
27 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
31 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
31 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
57 Aye 38 No
27 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
31 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
31 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

91.3%
19% above average
Rank 12 of 650
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 150 of 650
569
623 eligible divisions
Total votes
512
623 eligible divisions
294
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
256
50.0% of votes cast
275
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
256
50.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Appearances
86
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
65
-98.5 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
Contributions
215
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£150,619
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£150,619
33% below average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1% below average
1
1 registered category
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 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
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API