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James MacCleary vs Simon Lightwood

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
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Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 213 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 163 different votes 213 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
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 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
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 4% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 25 No
Tax 7% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 11% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 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
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 649
351
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
698
1,072 eligible divisions
179
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
54.9 % of votes cast
172
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
315
45.1 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

92
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 649
Appearances
92
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
103
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
Contributions
244
+105.5 vs Commons average
Rank 86 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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 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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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