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James MacCleary vs Bridget Phillipson

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 Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 144 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 118 different votes 144 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
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 3 No
Housing 40% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 3 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 22% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 4% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 13 shared votes
13 Aye 0 No
13 Aye 18 No
Tax 10% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 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
56.2%
16% below average
Rank 600 of 649
351
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,328
2,361 eligible divisions
179
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
798
60.1% of votes cast
172
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
530
39.9% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650
Appearances
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
103
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Contributions
558
+419.7 vs Commons average
Rank 15 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
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17% below average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 43 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
63 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
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: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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