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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 9% of the time, based on 191 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 173 different votes 191 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
9 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 30 No
Tax 2% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 561 of 647
Participation
55.1 %
18 % below average
Rank 605 of 647
332
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,281
2,323 eligible divisions
167
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
736
57.5 % of votes cast
165
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
545
42.5 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.5 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

72
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 647
Appearances
28
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 647
82
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 647
Contributions
27
-86.8 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 647

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
Defence
18 of 22 votes
#2
Education
63 of 95 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#3
Transport
60 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
57 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage: Amendment 16 4 Jun 2025
No
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