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James MacCleary

Liberal Democrat Lewes

Voting record

3
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.

See James MacCleary’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

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.

8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 Ayes 106, Noes 302 no vote recorded
4 Sep 2026 Motion to sit in private Ayes 1, Noes 79 no vote recorded
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Ayes 115, Noes 0 no vote recorded
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 Ayes 330, Noes 93 no vote recorded
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 Ayes 332, Noes 94 no vote recorded
24 Jun 2026 Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 Ayes 323, Noes 160 no vote recorded
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day: Puberty blockers Ayes 112, Noes 283 no vote recorded
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness Ayes 108, Noes 307 no vote recorded
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 Ayes 171, Noes 322 no vote recorded
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 Ayes 74, Noes 323 no vote recorded
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Ayes 104, Noes 391 no vote recorded
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 Ayes 164, Noes 311 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion Ayes 233, Noes 94 no vote recorded
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Ayes 94, Noes 297 no vote recorded
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 Ayes 90, Noes 290 no vote recorded
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 Ayes 81, Noes 266 no vote recorded
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) Ayes 104, Noes 316 no vote recorded
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) Ayes 104, Noes 317 no vote recorded
19 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) Ayes 108, Noes 323 no vote recorded
22 Apr 2026 Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 Ayes 380, Noes 7 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 Ayes 271, Noes 95 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Ayes 269, Noes 103 no vote recorded
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 Ayes 277, Noes 158 no vote recorded
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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
Fountain Inn in Plumpton — tabled 2026-06-22, 6 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.

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