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James MacCleary vs Matthew Patrick

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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Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 241 different votes 291 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
7 Aye 0 No
Energy 86% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 37% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 20 No
Education 3% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
26 Aye 41 No
Tax 6% aligned 67 shared votes
43 Aye 24 No
3 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 13% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 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
80.9%
8% above average
Rank 186 of 649
351
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
575 eligible divisions
179
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
49.2% of votes cast
172
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
236
50.8% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.7% of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650
Appearances
28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650
103
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Contributions
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 332 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
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17% below average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
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
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
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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