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James MacCleary vs Joe Powell

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 Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Joe Powell voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 253 shared comparable votes.

56 same votes 197 different votes 253 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 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 1 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 20% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 7 No
Benefits 20% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 9 No
Education 7% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
25 Aye 27 No
Tax 8% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 9% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
2 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 21 shared votes
21 Aye 0 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
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 310 of 649
351
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
575 eligible divisions
179
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
204
47.2 % of votes cast
172
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
228
52.8 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 649
Appearances
81
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 649
103
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
Contributions
108
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 280 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
£214,410
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£214,410
5 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Work / Employment
35 of 39 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
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
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
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
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
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