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James MacCleary vs Ian Byrne

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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James MacCleary
LD Lewes
vs
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Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Ian Byrne voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

60 same votes 191 different votes 251 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
8 Aye 0 No
Energy 63% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 11 No
Benefits 43% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 37% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 7% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 33 No
Tax 8% aligned 52 shared votes
35 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 25 No
Education 9% aligned 33 shared votes
24 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
73.0 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
351
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,199
1,643 eligible divisions
179
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
656
54.7 % of votes cast
172
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
543
45.3 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
25
2.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

92
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 649
Appearances
43
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
103
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
Contributions
83
-55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 379 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
26 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
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