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James MacCleary vs Dan Carden

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 Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Dan Carden voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 226 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 191 different votes 226 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 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 1 No
Energy 50% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 33% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
24 Aye 42 No
Tax 6% aligned 66 shared votes
44 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

61.3%
10% below average
Rank 551 of 649
Participation
68.9%
3% below average
Rank 443 of 649
357
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,455
2,113 eligible divisions
184
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
807
55.5% of votes cast
173
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
648
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

91
+11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 649
Appearances
22
-58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 649
101
-38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 649
Contributions
31
-108.4 vs Commons average
Rank 567 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
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17% below average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
19
5 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 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
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
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API