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Catherine McKinnell vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,257 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 1,210 different votes 1,257 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
4 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
27 Aye 13 No
Energy 5% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 27 No
Trade 4% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 3% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 80 No
Migration 0% aligned 104 shared votes
80 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 32 No
Transport 0% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 49 shared votes
19 Aye 30 No
28 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

68.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 459 of 649
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,611
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
886
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
725
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
20
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 600 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

£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
7
4 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

Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Housing
53 of 66 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) 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: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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