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James MacCleary vs Liz Kendall

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 Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Liz Kendall voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 174 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 144 different votes 174 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
7 Aye 0 No
Energy 86% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 23% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 2 No
Housing 20% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 3 No
Transport 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 13 shared votes
13 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

61.2%
12% below average
Rank 565 of 649
Participation
64.2%
8% below average
Rank 528 of 649
355
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,520
2,366 eligible divisions
182
51.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
872
57.4% of votes cast
173
48.7% of votes cast
No votes
648
42.6% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

90
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Appearances
38
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 649
100
-37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
Contributions
542
+404.9 vs Commons average
Rank 16 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
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17% below average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
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
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sept 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sept 2025
Transport
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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