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James MacCleary vs Sir Iain Duncan 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 Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

188 same votes 63 different votes 251 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
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 97% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 39 No
Tax 95% aligned 57 shared votes
15 Aye 42 No
3 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 88% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 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
81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 171 of 649
346
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,920
2,354 eligible divisions
178
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
879
45.8 % of votes cast
168
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,041
54.2 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

86
+10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 649
Appearances
91
+15.8 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
95
-38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 649
Contributions
171
+37.6 vs Commons average
Rank 145 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
208 of 211 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
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