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James MacCleary vs Nick Smith

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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Nick Smith voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 234 different votes 270 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
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 83% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 25% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No
26 Aye 41 No
Tax 6% aligned 67 shared votes
43 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 5 No
Defence 9% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 561 of 647
Participation
74.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 332 of 647
332
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,731
2,323 eligible divisions
167
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
996
57.5 % of votes cast
165
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
735
42.5 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

72
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 647
Appearances
63
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 647
82
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 647
Contributions
91
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£188,021
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
88 of 95 votes
Defence
18 of 22 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API