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James MacCleary vs Chris McDonald

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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James MacCleary
LD Lewes
vs
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Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Chris McDonald voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 278 shared comparable votes.

48 same votes 230 different votes 278 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 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 75% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 37% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 19 No
Education 3% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 40 No
Tax 5% aligned 63 shared votes
43 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 10% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 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
78.3%
6% above average
Rank 239 of 649
351
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
575 eligible divisions
179
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
49.6% of votes cast
172
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
227
50.4% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
Appearances
95
+17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 650
103
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Contributions
408
+270.5 vs Commons average
Rank 31 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
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17% below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Defence
31 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 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
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
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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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