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
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 53,173 voters
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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364 votes — page 14 of 15
2 AYE1 NORenters' Rights Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jan 2025
Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jan 2025
4 AYENational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Dec 2024
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Dec 2024
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
17 Dec 2024
1 AYE1 NONon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
2 votes · 25 Nov 2024
Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
2 votes · 25 Nov 2024
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
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
- 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
Visits outside the UK
invitation
- 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
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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
—
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
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 1 September 2024
Registered 3 October 2024
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by James in Parliament
Breast Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the accuracy of the classification of stage 4 breast cancer as moderate in severity.
Niemann-Pick Disease
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people with Niemann-Pick disease type B.
Small Claims
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of enforcement mechanisms for small claim judgements.
Fraud: Civil Proceedings
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will review (a) legal protections for victims of fraud in civil courts and (b) the effectiveness of those protections against defendants who do not en
Family Courts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the threshold is for the number of appeals that can be made in a family court hearing.
Small Businesses: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the digital tax system on small businesses.
Government Departments: Injunctions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many super-injunctions were in place on 15 August 2025.
Surgery: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS surgery waiting time information published on the NHS My Care Portal in the context of repo
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to Question 66793 tabled on the 10 July 2025 by the hon. Member for Lewes.
Afghanistan: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing aid to women and girls in Afghanista
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