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James MacCleary vs Lisa Smart

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 Lisa Smart
Lisa Smart
LD Hazel Grove

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Lisa Smart voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

330 same votes 3 different votes 333 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
11 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 43 No
Tax 99% aligned 72 shared votes
30 Aye 42 No
11 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 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 564 of 650
Participation
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 494 of 650
384
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
418
631 eligible divisions
201
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
232
55.5% of votes cast
183
47.7% of votes cast
No votes
186
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

102
+7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
Appearances
199
+104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
111
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
Contributions
276
+111.4 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£188,021
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£239,061
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17% below average
Latest expenses
£239,061
6% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
25
4 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
27 of 32 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#3
Education
43 of 50 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Transport
23 of 32 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API