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James MacCleary vs Simon Hoare

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 Simon Hoare
Simon Hoare
Con North Dorset

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Simon Hoare voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 238 shared comparable votes.

179 same votes 59 different votes 238 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
9 Aye 12 No
Education 95% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 33 No
Tax 93% aligned 57 shared votes
22 Aye 35 No
4 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 91% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 23 shared votes
2 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 0 No
Energy 44% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 12 No
Housing 71% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 73% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 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
74.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 322 of 649
346
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,758
2,354 eligible divisions
178
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
822
46.8 % of votes cast
168
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
936
53.2 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
46
2.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

86
+10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 649
Appearances
102
+26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649
95
-38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 649
Contributions
132
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 199 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
£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£272,934
21 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
193 of 211 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Transport
79 of 95 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
58 of 70 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Tax
257 of 321 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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API