James MacCleary
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 4 July 2024
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 62%
- Debates contributed to
- 181
- Registered interests
- 21
- Declared value
- £61,636
Record last updated 10 Sep 2026
James MacCleary is the Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes, elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024. He is among the longest serving 25% of Liberal Democrat MPs despite being newly elected. With a voting participation rate of 62%, he is in the bottom 25% of MPs by voting participation and the bottom 25% of MPs elected in 2024 by votes cast, having cast 355 votes out of 573 eligible divisions. He has contributed 328 times to 179 debates out of 11,302 eligible debates, with his debate contributions focused on Foreign Affairs & Defence, Other/Procedural, and International Development.
Summary generated on 04/09/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
361 / 581
62.13%
Ranked #490 of 654 MPs (25th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
181 / 11488
330 total contributions
Ranked #197 of 654 MPs (70th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
21
£61,636.30
Ranked #102 of 654 MPs (85th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
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).
Constituencies
- Lewes Jul 2024 – present
Posts held
- Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Defence) Oct 2025 – present · Opposition
- Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Europe) Sep 2024 – Oct 2025 · Opposition