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James MacCleary vs Catherine West

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 Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Catherine West voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 199 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 173 different votes 199 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
Energy 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 17% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 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
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 362 of 647
332
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,701
2,323 eligible divisions
167
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
928
54.6 % of votes cast
165
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
773
45.4 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

72
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 647
Appearances
36
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 647
82
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 647
Contributions
70
-43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 369 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
85 of 95 votes
Defence
18 of 22 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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: 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
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
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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