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James MacCleary vs Mr Douglas Alexander

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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James MacCleary
LD Lewes
vs
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Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 174 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 139 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
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 4 No
Housing 25% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 3 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 27 No
Tax 7% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 7% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 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
46.1 %
27 % below average
Rank 626 of 649
351
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
265
575 eligible divisions
179
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
117
44.2 % of votes cast
172
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
148
55.8 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
103
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Contributions
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 119 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
6 of 7 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Tax
62 of 111 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
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 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
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
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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