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).

351

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)

565

Written Questions

23

Oral Questions

117

Debates Spoken In

197

Speeches

351

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 AYE

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

2 votes · 8 Jun 2026

3 AYE1 NO

Armed Forces Bill Committee

4 votes · 2 Jun 2026

1 AYE1 NO

King's Speech Motion for an Address

2 votes · 20 May 2026

4 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

4 votes · 27 Apr 2026

6 NO

Pension Schemes Bill

6 votes · 15 Apr 2026

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

Forced Marriage: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help protect victims of predatory marriages.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice10 Oct 2025

Child Rearing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to prevent parental alienation.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice10 Oct 2025

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of replacing the High Income Child Benefit Charge with a child benefit system based on total household

AnsweredTreasury10 Oct 2025

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take any steps to replace the high income child benefit charge with a system based on total household income.

AnsweredTreasury10 Oct 2025

Fruit: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of food labelling on citrus fruits.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs10 Oct 2025

Teachers: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Teachers' Pensions to ensure retired teachers (a) receive their rollback statement in a timely manner and (b) are informe

AnsweredDepartment for Education10 Oct 2025

Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the Schools White Paper.

AnsweredDepartment for Education10 Oct 2025

Pedestrian Crossings: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities in the (a) recruitment and (b) training of school crossing patrols.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport11 Sept 2025

Breast Cancer: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of classifying stage 4 breast cancer as very severe in relation to access to life-saving d

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care10 Sept 2025

Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to implement and administer the proposed changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief

AnsweredTreasury8 Sept 2025
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