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James MacCleary vs Wendy Chamberlain

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 Wendy Chamberlain
Wendy Chamberlain
LD North East Fife

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Wendy Chamberlain voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 294 shared comparable votes.

292 same votes 2 different votes 294 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
11 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 39 No
Tax 98% aligned 66 shared votes
28 Aye 38 No
11 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 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 564 of 650
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 443 of 650
384
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,169
1,699 eligible divisions
201
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
610
52.2% of votes cast
183
47.7% of votes cast
No votes
559
47.8% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

102
+7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
Appearances
137
+42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
111
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
Contributions
184
+19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£188,021
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17% below average
Latest expenses
£308,895
37% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
10
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
27 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
56 of 64 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#4
Migration
120 of 154 votes
Transport
23 of 32 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
137 of 178 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API