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James MacCleary vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

61 same votes 245 different votes 306 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 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 1 No
Energy 58% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 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
11 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 19 No
Education 3% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 45 No
Tax 5% aligned 73 shared votes
47 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 7% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 564 of 649
Participation
79.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 219 of 649
351
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
589
744 eligible divisions
179
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
304
51.6 % of votes cast
172
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
285
48.4 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
103
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Contributions
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£188,021
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
26 of 31 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Energy
24 of 25 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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