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Steve Barclay vs Josh MacAlister

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

Photograph of Steve Barclay
Steve Barclay
Con North East Cambridgeshire
vs
Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Steve Barclay and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 293 different votes 300 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
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
33 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 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

71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 395 of 650
Participation
83.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 136 of 650
1,679
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
563 eligible divisions
801
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.3 % of votes cast
878
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
233
49.7 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
Appearances
72
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
84
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
Contributions
207
+81.0 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£231,894
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
3
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
192 of 211 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
137 of 169 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 66 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Crime / Justice
172 of 229 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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