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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.

Photograph of James MacCleary
James MacCleary
LD Lewes
vs
Photograph of Alex Baker
Alex Baker
Lab Aldershot

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Alex Baker voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 255 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 222 different votes 255 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
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 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
12 Aye 14 No
Housing 27% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 12 No
Benefits 5% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 36 No
Tax 7% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 561 of 647
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 647
332
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
537 eligible divisions
167
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
227
54.8 % of votes cast
165
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
187
45.2 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.7 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 647
Appearances
45
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 647
82
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 647
Contributions
49
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 647

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
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
26 of 31 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Defence
18 of 22 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#3
Education
43 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
52 of 61 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#5
Benefits
25 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
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) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
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