Compare

James MacCleary vs Shivani Raja

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 Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Shivani Raja voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

162 same votes 58 different votes 220 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 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 10 No
Education 94% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 36 No
Tax 93% aligned 54 shared votes
16 Aye 38 No
2 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 4 No
Transport 86% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 50% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 57% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 13 No
Housing 68% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 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 568 of 649
Participation
63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 542 of 649
346
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
358
568 eligible divisions
178
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
179
50.0 % of votes cast
168
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
179
50.0 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
+10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
Appearances
3
-72.1 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 649
95
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 649
Contributions
3
-130.3 vs Commons average
Rank 630 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
£205,066
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£205,066
9 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
34 of 37 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Defence
29 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Transport
22 of 29 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No rebel
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API