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James MacCleary vs Lee Anderson

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
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Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Lee Anderson voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 221 shared comparable votes.

165 same votes 56 different votes 221 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
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 13 No
Education 95% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 37 No
Tax 95% aligned 57 shared votes
17 Aye 40 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 94% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 7 No
Benefits 87% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 44% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 57% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 568 of 649
Participation
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 305 of 649
346
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,232
1,636 eligible divisions
178
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
616
50.0 % of votes cast
168
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
616
50.0 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

86
+10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 649
Appearances
57
-18.2 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
95
-38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 649
Contributions
81
-52.4 vs Commons average
Rank 371 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
£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,074
17 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 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
Trade
51 of 51 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 152 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API