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James MacCleary vs Sir Christopher Chope

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 Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 71% of the time, based on 174 shared comparable votes.

123 same votes 51 different votes 174 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 11 No
Education 94% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 41 No
Tax 93% aligned 58 shared votes
15 Aye 43 No
0 Aye 8 No
Housing 88% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 86% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 85% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 14% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 3 No
Transport 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 73% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

61.3 %
11 % below average
Rank 564 of 649
Participation
59.3 %
13 % below average
Rank 579 of 649
351
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,400
2,359 eligible divisions
179
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
596
42.6 % of votes cast
172
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
804
57.4 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
73
5.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

89
+12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 649
Appearances
38
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 649
100
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 649
Contributions
36
-100.7 vs Commons average
Rank 549 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
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
304
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
192 of 211 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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