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Sir John Whittingdale vs Josh MacAlister

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

Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon
vs
Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 271 different votes 276 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
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
32 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
10 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
10 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 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

80.7 %
8 % above average
Rank 190 of 650
Participation
83.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 136 of 650
1,896
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
563 eligible divisions
905
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.3 % of votes cast
991
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
233
49.7 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Appearances
72
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
105
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
Contributions
207
+81.2 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1 % below average
10
6 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

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Defence
59 of 70 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API