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James MacCleary vs Ben Lake

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 Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

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

174 same votes 40 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
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Housing 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 36% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 5 No
Defence 71% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 5 No
Education 71% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 2 No
Transport 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 81% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 561 of 647
Participation
75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 300 of 647
332
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,568
2,068 eligible divisions
167
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
869
55.4 % of votes cast
165
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
699
44.6 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

72
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 647
Appearances
50
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 647
82
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 647
Contributions
53
-60.8 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£188,021
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Defence
18 of 22 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
78 of 84 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
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