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Paul Davies vs Josh MacAlister

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

Photograph of Paul Davies
Paul Davies
Lab Colne Valley
vs
Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Paul Davies and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 494 shared comparable votes.

494 same votes 0 different votes 494 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 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
57 Aye 40 No
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 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 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
57 Aye 40 No
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 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

94.2%
22% above average
Rank 2 of 650
Participation
82.1%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 650
584
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
509
620 eligible divisions
296
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
253
49.7% of votes cast
288
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
256
50.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

52
-41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
Appearances
86
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
61
-101.0 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Contributions
215
+53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,533
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£194,533
14% below average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1% below average
0
0 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

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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#4
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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