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James MacCleary vs Liam Byrne

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 Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Liam Byrne voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 237 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 197 different votes 237 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
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 1 No
Energy 50% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 6 No
Housing 33% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 16 No
Education 4% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
25 Aye 33 No
Tax 7% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 No
3 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 4 No
Transport 13% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

61.3%
12% below average
Rank 565 of 649
Participation
65.7%
7% below average
Rank 507 of 649
355
579 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,553
2,365 eligible divisions
182
51.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
865
55.7% of votes cast
173
48.7% of votes cast
No votes
688
44.3% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

92
+13.2 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Appearances
42
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
102
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 649
Contributions
57
-80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 466 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
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17% below average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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