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Ruth Cadbury vs Josh MacAlister

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 387 shared comparable votes.

387 same votes 0 different votes 387 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
56 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
56 Aye 36 No
14 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
56 Aye 36 No
14 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 650
Participation
83.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 138 of 650
1,760
2,350 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
564 eligible divisions
980
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.3 % of votes cast
780
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
233
49.7 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 650
Appearances
72
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
68
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650
Contributions
207
+79.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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

Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Education
77 of 95 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API