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James MacCleary vs Apsana Begum

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 Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Apsana Begum voted the same way 36% of the time, based on 256 shared comparable votes.

92 same votes 164 different votes 256 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 88% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 70% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 1 No
Energy 70% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 7% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 34 No
Tax 7% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 16 No
Education 8% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 24% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 4 No
Transport 25% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 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
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 441 of 649
364
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,152
1,658 eligible divisions
189
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
52.1% of votes cast
175
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
552
47.9% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

91
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
Appearances
86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
100
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650
Contributions
95
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 359 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
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17% below average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above 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
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API