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James MacCleary vs Ian Murray

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 Ian Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Ian Murray voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 226 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 194 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 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 1 No
Energy 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 25% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
35 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 10 No
Housing 7% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 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
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 389 of 647
332
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,672
2,323 eligible divisions
167
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
928
55.5 % of votes cast
165
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
744
44.5 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

72
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 647
Appearances
60
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 647
82
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 647
Contributions
151
+37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 127 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
£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£277,506
23 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Defence
18 of 22 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 169 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#5
Benefits
63 of 81 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
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
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
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
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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