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James MacCleary vs Alison Bennett

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 Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Alison Bennett voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

336 same votes 0 different votes 336 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
29 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
29 Aye 44 No
11 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 14 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
29 Aye 44 No
11 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 14 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 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
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 649
364
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
590 eligible divisions
189
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
53.6% of votes cast
175
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
196
46.4% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
140
+56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 649
100
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 649
Contributions
162
+16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 180 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
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17% below average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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