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James MacCleary vs Ashley Dalton

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 Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 213 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 177 different votes 213 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 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 6 No
Housing 54% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 0 No
Energy 50% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
0 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
12 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 14 No
Education 4% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 26 No
Tax 8% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

61.3%
12% below average
Rank 565 of 649
Participation
63.4%
9% below average
Rank 537 of 649
355
579 eligible divisions
Total votes
581
917 eligible divisions
182
51.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
276
47.5% of votes cast
173
48.7% of votes cast
No votes
305
52.5% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 6 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

90
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 649
Appearances
39
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 649
100
-36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
Contributions
101
-35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17% below average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43% above average
6
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
Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
79 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
15 of 19 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Energy
23 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
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
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
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
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