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James MacCleary vs Tom Hayes

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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Tom Hayes
Lab Bournemouth East

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Tom Hayes voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

63 same votes 223 different votes 286 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
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 78% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 20 No
Education 3% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 38 No
Tax 6% aligned 62 shared votes
40 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 5 No
Transport 12% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 14% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 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
82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 152 of 649
351
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
473
575 eligible divisions
179
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
49.5 % of votes cast
172
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
239
50.5 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 649
Appearances
156
+78.0 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 649
103
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
Contributions
204
+65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 120 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
£222,072
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£222,072
2 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 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
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
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
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
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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