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James MacCleary vs Sarah 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 Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Sarah Smith voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 212 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 183 different votes 212 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
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 75% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 37% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 20% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 6% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
1 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 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
63.1 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 647
332
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
339
537 eligible divisions
167
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
181
53.4 % of votes cast
165
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
158
46.6 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.8 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 647
Appearances
45
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 647
82
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 647
Contributions
61
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 409 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
£195,060
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,060
14 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Defence
21 of 22 votes
Defence
18 of 22 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Tax
80 of 108 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#5
Benefits
22 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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) (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
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API