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James MacCleary vs Paulette Hamilton

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 Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

48 same votes 252 different votes 300 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 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 1 No
Energy 50% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 13 No
Housing 35% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 25 No
Education 3% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
29 Aye 43 No
Tax 6% aligned 72 shared votes
45 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 13% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 24 shared votes
21 Aye 3 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
76.0%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 649
355
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
882
1,160 eligible divisions
182
51.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
434
49.2% of votes cast
173
48.7% of votes cast
No votes
448
50.8% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 6 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

90
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Appearances
60
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
100
-37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
Contributions
78
-59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 395 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
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17% below average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26% above 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
57 of 63 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Education
55 of 61 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 126 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API