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James MacCleary vs Michael Shanks

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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Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Michael Shanks voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 227 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 186 different votes 227 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
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 67% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 44% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 15% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 14% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 3 No
Transport 7% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 31 No
Tax 7% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 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
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
351
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
179
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
172
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 10 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650
Appearances
99
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
103
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Contributions
386
+247.7 vs Commons average
Rank 38 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
13 of 14 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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) 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
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