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James MacCleary vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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 Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 147 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 116 different votes 147 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 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 4 No
Housing 38% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 3 No
Education 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 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
62.6 %
10 % below average
Rank 551 of 649
351
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,477
2,361 eligible divisions
179
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
851
57.6 % of votes cast
172
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
626
42.4 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

92
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 649
Appearances
48
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 649
103
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
Contributions
413
+274.5 vs Commons average
Rank 31 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
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 43 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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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
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
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