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James MacCleary vs Alex Baker

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

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James MacCleary
LD Lewes
vs
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Alex Baker
Lab Aldershot

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Alex Baker voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 281 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 240 different votes 281 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
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 1 No
Energy 50% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 23 No
Education 3% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 12 No
Benefits 5% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 36 No
Tax 7% aligned 60 shared votes
38 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

61.7%
11% below average
Rank 561 of 649
Participation
77.1%
5% above average
Rank 265 of 649
364
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
590 eligible divisions
189
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
53.4% of votes cast
175
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
212
46.6% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
+7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 649
Appearances
69
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 649
100
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 649
Contributions
96
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£188,021
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£175,028
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17% below average
Latest expenses
£175,028
23% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Housing
27 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Energy
17 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API