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James MacCleary vs Chris Philp

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 Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Chris Philp voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 221 shared comparable votes.

171 same votes 50 different votes 221 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
9 Aye 13 No
Education 95% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
1 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 94% aligned 18 shared votes
0 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 31 No
Tax 94% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
4 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 4 No
Transport 85% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 0 No
Energy 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 50% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 77% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

61.7%
11% below average
Rank 561 of 649
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 128 of 649
364
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,979
2,376 eligible divisions
189
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
959
48.5% of votes cast
175
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,020
51.5% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
17
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

90
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 649
Appearances
56
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649
99
-44.5 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 649
Contributions
85
-58.5 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£188,021
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17% below average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 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
27 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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