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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 1,354 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 1,303 different votes 1,354 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 12 No
Energy 3% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
100 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 165 shared votes
67 Aye 98 No
Most different by topic
140 Aye 66 No
Tax 0% aligned 206 shared votes
66 Aye 140 No
26 Aye 92 No
Migration 0% aligned 118 shared votes
92 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 28 No
Trade 0% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
34 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 47 shared votes
13 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 307 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
979
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
765
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
20
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

80
+19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 648
Appearances
142
+81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 648
Contributions
163
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648

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
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
69 of 75 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 65 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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