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James MacCleary vs Alicia Kearns

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 Alicia Kearns
Alicia Kearns
Con Rutland and Stamford

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Alicia Kearns voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 214 shared comparable votes.

173 same votes 41 different votes 214 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
7 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 94% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 27 No
Tax 93% aligned 45 shared votes
15 Aye 30 No
2 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 20 shared votes
2 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 20% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 4 No
Benefits 57% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 13 No
Housing 67% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 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
69.9%
3% below average
Rank 433 of 649
364
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,159
1,658 eligible divisions
189
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
575
49.6% of votes cast
175
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
584
50.4% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
27
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

91
+7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 649
Appearances
132
+48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 649
100
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 649
Contributions
188
+42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£1,417,308
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17% below average
Latest expenses
£320,176
42% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Housing
44 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sept 2025
Crime / Justice
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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