James MacCleary — Hear, Hear

Voting record

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Voted for

4

Voted against

2

Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

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Bill votes All votes Live bills

Every Commons division on file for James MacCleary — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 364 of 590 (62%). Recorded in both lobbies (a deliberate abstention) 1 time.

ShowAll590 Aye189 No174 No vote recorded226

10 Sep 2026 Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Ayes 77, Noes 292 No

8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 Ayes 108, Noes 357 No

2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 Ayes 105, Noes 410 No

14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 Ayes 104, Noes 412 No

14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 Ayes 102, Noes 409 No

13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Ayes 264, Noes 90 No

13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Ayes 97, Noes 358 No

8 Jul 2026 Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 Ayes 283, Noes 182 No

17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 Ayes 85, Noes 317 No

15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival Ayes 24, Noes 37 No

10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill: Third Reading Ayes 278, Noes 149 No

2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 Ayes 99, Noes 371 No

20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address Ayes 307, Noes 171 No

28 Apr 2026 Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Ayes 308, Noes 81 No

28 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V Ayes 335, Noes 158 No

27 Apr 2026 Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X Ayes 272, Noes 64 No

27 Apr 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion Ayes 279, Noes 176 No

27 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) Ayes 279, Noes 164 No

27 Apr 2026 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 Ayes 271, Noes 171 No

27 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C Ayes 269, Noes 170 No

27 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) Ayes 270, Noes 170 No

27 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C Ayes 273, Noes 167 No

15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 Ayes 248, Noes 139 No

15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 Ayes 259, Noes 136 No

15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B Ayes 254, Noes 144 No

15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 Ayes 256, Noes 150 No

15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 Ayes 277, Noes 150 No

15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 Ayes 273, Noes 159 No

15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 Ayes 275, Noes 159 No

15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 Ayes 269, Noes 162 No

15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 Ayes 276, Noes 155 No

15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Ayes 278, Noes 158 No

25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Ayes 290, Noes 163 No

25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Ayes 292, Noes 162 No

25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 Ayes 300, Noes 149 No

25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 Ayes 286, Noes 163 No

25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Ayes 295, Noes 162 No

25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Ayes 291, Noes 158 No

23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Ayes 278, Noes 164 No

23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Ayes 281, Noes 167 No

23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 Ayes 280, Noes 164 No

23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Ayes 279, Noes 167 No

18 Mar 2026 Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Ayes 277, Noes 99 No

10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading Ayes 304, Noes 203 No

9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 Ayes 304, Noes 177 No

9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 Ayes 315, Noes 163 No

9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 Ayes 316, Noes 171 No

9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 Ayes 307, Noes 173 No

9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 Ayes 306, Noes 182 No

9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 Ayes 309, Noes 181 No

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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

Government & opposition roles

James MacCleary currently holds 1 government or shadow front-bench post. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Defence) — Opposition Department — since 2025-10-01 Shadow

Previously held

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Europe) — Opposition Department (2024-09-18 to 2025-10-01) Shadow

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for James MacCleary →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: District Councillor
Until: 7 May 2026.
Payer: Lewes District Council, 6 High Street, Lewes, BN7 2AD
(Registered 1 August 2024; updated 5 May 2026 and 19 May 2026)
Remuneration: £416.83 a month
From: 2 May 2023. Until: 7 May 2026.
Hours: 20 hrs a month Hours worked is an estimate
(Registered 1 August 2024; updated 5 May 2026)

Role, work or services: Councillor
Until: 7 May 2026.
Payer: East Sussex County Council, County Hall, Lewes BN7 1UE
(Registered 1 August 2024; updated 20 September 2025 and 19 May 2026)
Remuneration: £719.50 a month
Until: 7 May 2026.
Hours: 30 hrs a month Estimated depending on meetings and casework
(Registered 1 August 2024; updated 20 September 2025 and 19 May 2026)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: National Liberal Club Ltd
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary membership until the end of 2025, as a new Liberal Democrat MP, value £1,578.50
Date received: 2 September 2024 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted: 2 September 2024
Donor status: company, registration 01355034
(Registered 13 October 2024)

Name of donor: Glyndebourne Enterprises Ltd
Address of donor: Glyndebourne, The Opera House, Ringmer, Lewes, East Sussex BN8 5UU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Tickets to attend a performance of Ariadne auf Naxos for myself and my partner, value £360
Date received: 22 July 2026
Date accepted: 22 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 03937344
(Registered 30 July 2026)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
Address of donor: 63 Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1PH
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and transfers, value £889.45
Destination of visit: Italy
Dates of visit: 24 October 2025 to 26 October 2025
Purpose of visit: To attend the Economic and Finance Conference by invitation
(Registered 16 December 2025)

8. Miscellaneous

Director of Newhaven Fishing Community Interest Company. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 1 September 2024
(Registered 3 October 2024)

Employment & business

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for James MacCleary yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question James MacCleary has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£198,802.94 paid out to or for James MacCleary across 186 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include James MacCleary’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category

Staffing — £138,733.58 (3 claims)

Office Costs — £30,593.23 (128 claims)

Accommodation — £23,227.58 (44 claims)

MP Travel — £3,398.04 (4 claims)

Staff Travel — £2,436.71 (5 claims)

Dependant Travel — £413.80 (2 claims)

Most recent claims

Cleaning services — £104.00, 2026-04-01 — Office Cleaning March [200013630-58]

Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £177.50, 2026-03-30 — Landline & internet package

Stationery & printing — £56.45, 2026-03-04 — Banner March 2026

Cleaning services — £104.00, 2026-03-03 — Office Cleaning February

Cleaning services — £130.00, 2026-02-04 — Office Cleaning January

Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £177.60, 2026-01-22 — Landline & internet package

Cleaning services — £104.00, 2026-01-07 — Office Cleaning December

Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £177.60, 2026-01-06 — Landline & internet package

Every claim on file for James MacCleary →

Early Day Motions

James MacCleary has tabled 8 Early Day Motions on file (as primary sponsor), drawing 214 sponsor signatures in total across them. This only counts motions James MacCleary personally tabled — not motions James MacCleary may have added their name to as a supporter, which this data source doesn’t track per MP. See Early Day Motions for what this does and doesn’t cover.

Most recent tabled

Defence Investment Plan — tabled 2026-07-15, 23 sponsors

Military housing — tabled 2026-07-15, 32 sponsors

Chyngton Primary School and Nursery OPAL Platinum Award — tabled 2026-06-22, 5 sponsors

Fountain Inn in Plumpton — tabled 2026-06-22, 6 sponsors

Issuing defence bonds to help restore Britain’s military — tabled 2026-05-13, 41 sponsors

Rebuilding UK defence ties with Europe — tabled 2026-05-13, 44 sponsors

Reaching 3% of GDP on defence by 2030 — tabled 2026-05-13, 41 sponsors

UK defence bonds — tabled 2026-04-20, 22 sponsors

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

James MacCleary isn’t listed as an officer of any All-Party Parliamentary Group on file — true of most MPs. See APPGs for the full register.