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Ed Miliband vs James MacCleary

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of James MacCleary
James MacCleary
LD Lewes

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and James MacCleary voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 127 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 95 different votes 127 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
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 83% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 1 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 9% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

55.0%
18% below average
Rank 607 of 649
Participation
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 561 of 649
1,307
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
364
590 eligible divisions
724
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
189
51.9% of votes cast
583
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
175
48.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
Appearances
91
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
662
+516.3 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Contributions
100
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£188,021
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2% below average
Latest expenses
£188,021
17% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
171 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Trade
60 of 91 votes
#5
Education
36 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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