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Jim McMahon vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,308 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 1,259 different votes 1,308 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
5 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 26 No
Devolution / Local Government 3% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
96 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 153 shared votes
59 Aye 94 No
24 Aye 15 No
Energy 3% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
131 Aye 65 No
Tax 0% aligned 196 shared votes
65 Aye 131 No
29 Aye 31 No
Transport 0% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
35 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 54 shared votes
19 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 26 No
Trade 0% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 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

71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 388 of 649
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
951
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
742
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
10 years, 8 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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

£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 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
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
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
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
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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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