James MacCleary

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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James MacCleary is the Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Defence).

364

Votes Cast

£188,021

Expenses 2024-25

12,624

Majority

50.6%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£188,021

Staffing£137,263
Office£23,445
Accommodation£21,060
Travel£6,254

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 53,173 voters

Liberal Democrat
26,895 votes50.6%
Conservative
14,271 votes26.8%
Reform UK
6,335 votes11.9%
Labour
3,574 votes6.7%
Green Party
1,869 votes3.5%
Social Democratic Party
229 votes0.4%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

599

Written Questions

24

Oral Questions

120

Debates Spoken In

200

Speeches

364

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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2 AYE1 NO

Health Bill

3 votes · 8 Sept 2026

2 AYE

Health Bill

2 votes · 7 Sept 2026

3 AYE1 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

1 AYE2 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

2 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

3 AYE

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

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Financial Interests(5)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

National Liberal Club Ltd

Honorary membership until the end of 2025, as a new Liberal Democrat MP

2 September 2024 to 31 December 2025

£1,579
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

Visits outside the UK

invitation

£889
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

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

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

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

Role, work or services
District Councillor
Until
6 May 2027.
Payer
Lewes District Council, 6 High Street, Lewes, BN7 2AD

Registered 1 August 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
1 September 2024

Registered 3 October 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by James in Parliament

Sewage: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure water companies are held to account for sewage discharges.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs15 Dec 2025

Sewage: East Sussex

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of sewage discharges in East Sussex.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs15 Dec 2025

Water: Lewes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made in improving water quality in Lewes constituency.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs15 Dec 2025

Security Action for Europe

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential economic merits of UK access to the Security Action for Europe fund.

AnsweredTreasury11 Dec 2025

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the annual cost was of the (i) HM Forces Railcard and (ii) Veterans Railcard in 2024.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport11 Dec 2025

Water Treatment: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on whether levels of PFAS in sewage biosolids from wastewater plants are being investigated

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs11 Dec 2025

Soil: Microplastics and Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to assess the potential impact of (a) microplastics and (b) PFAS contaminants in agriculture

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs11 Dec 2025

Ministry of Defence Police: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual funding in cash terms has been for MOD Police in each year since 2020.

Ministry of Defence9 Dec 2025

Ministry of Defence Police: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the workforce numbers were for the Ministry of Defence Police in each year since 2020.

Ministry of Defence9 Dec 2025

Ministry of Defence Police: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many MOD police officers have been recruited in each year since 2020; and what his Department's recruitment target was in each of those years.

Ministry of Defence8 Dec 2025
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