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James MacCleary vs Zarah Sultana

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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James MacCleary
LD Lewes
vs
Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 49% of the time, based on 268 shared comparable votes.

132 same votes 136 different votes 268 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 88% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 76% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 32 No
Tax 14% aligned 57 shared votes
36 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 22% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 25% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 18 No
Education 28% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

61.7%
11% below average
Rank 561 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 649
364
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
189
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
639
51.6% of votes cast
175
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
599
48.4% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

91
+7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 649
Appearances
18
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
100
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 649
Contributions
20
-125.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17% below average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
6 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
46 of 54 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API