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Sean Woodcock vs Josh MacAlister

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

Photograph of Sean Woodcock
Sean Woodcock
Lab Banbury
vs
Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Sean Woodcock and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 500 shared comparable votes.

492 same votes 8 different votes 500 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
63 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
63 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
31 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
63 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
63 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
31 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

93.5%
21% above average
Rank 4 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 157 of 650
590
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
516
631 eligible divisions
296
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
50.4% of votes cast
294
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
256
49.6% of votes cast
9
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
Appearances
87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
107
-57.6 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
Contributions
216
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£119,230
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£119,230
47% below average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1% below average
1
1 registered category
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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
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