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James MacCleary vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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 Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 262 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 220 different votes 262 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
8 Aye 0 No
Energy 63% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 13 No
Housing 35% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 21% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 11 No
Benefits 13% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 15 No
Education 5% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
26 Aye 30 No
Tax 7% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 7% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 11% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 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
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 438 of 649
355
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
580 eligible divisions
182
51.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.2% of votes cast
173
48.7% of votes cast
No votes
197
48.8% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

90
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Appearances
42
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 649
100
-37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
Contributions
48
-89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 499 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
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17% below average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Where they voted the same
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 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
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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