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Andy McDonald vs Sir Edward Leigh

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,377 shared comparable votes.

52 same votes 1,325 different votes 1,377 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
8 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 14 No
Energy 3% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
100 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 165 shared votes
67 Aye 98 No
Most different by topic
140 Aye 68 No
Tax 0% aligned 208 shared votes
68 Aye 140 No
26 Aye 93 No
Migration 0% aligned 119 shared votes
93 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 34 No
Transport 0% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 28 No
Trade 0% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
995
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
792
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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