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James MacCleary vs Dame Siobhain McDonagh

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 Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Lab Mitcham and Morden

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Dame Siobhain McDonagh voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 200 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 178 different votes 200 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
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 6 No
Benefits 21% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 17% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 15% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 30 No
Tax 2% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 4% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 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
55.2 %
18 % below average
Rank 604 of 649
351
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,303
2,361 eligible divisions
179
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
747
57.3 % of votes cast
172
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
556
42.7 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650
Appearances
36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
103
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Contributions
31
-107.3 vs Commons average
Rank 563 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
£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£292,669
29 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
Brexit / EU
147 of 211 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Education
64 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
59 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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 4 9 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
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
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
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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