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James MacCleary vs Chris Evans

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 Chris Evans
Chris Evans
Lab Caerphilly

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Chris Evans voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 253 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 210 different votes 253 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
11 Aye 0 No
Energy 64% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 4% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 7% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
25 Aye 33 No
Tax 7% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 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
71.9%
1% below average
Rank 381 of 649
351
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,697
2,361 eligible divisions
179
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
940
55.4% of votes cast
172
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
757
44.6% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

93
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
Appearances
22
-56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 650
103
-36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650
Contributions
28
-111.0 vs Commons average
Rank 576 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
£2,706,428
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17% below average
Latest expenses
£290,268
28% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
58 of 71 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
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
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
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 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: 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API