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James MacCleary vs Dame Karen Bradley

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
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Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Dame Karen Bradley voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 198 shared comparable votes.

146 same votes 52 different votes 198 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
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 15 No
Education 96% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 23 No
Tax 95% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
4 Aye 7 No
Defence 91% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 21 shared votes
0 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 50% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 50% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 53% aligned 15 shared votes
6 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
67.0%
6% below average
Rank 477 of 649
364
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,592
2,376 eligible divisions
189
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
744
46.7% of votes cast
175
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
848
53.3% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

90
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
99
-44.5 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 405 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
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17% below average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
188 of 211 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
74 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
61 of 77 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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