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James MacCleary vs Mr Will Forster

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

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James MacCleary
LD Lewes
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Mr Will Forster
LD Woking

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 3 different votes 347 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
10 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 47 No
Tax 99% aligned 77 shared votes
31 Aye 46 No
10 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

60.9%
12% below average
Rank 564 of 650
Participation
73.9%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 650
384
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
631 eligible divisions
201
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
53.9% of votes cast
183
47.7% of votes cast
No votes
215
46.1% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

102
+7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
Appearances
215
+120.5 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
111
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
Contributions
267
+102.4 vs Commons average
Rank 104 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
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17% below average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
27 of 32 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Transport
23 of 32 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API