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John McDonnell vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,417 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 1,377 different votes 1,417 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 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
32 Aye 14 No
Education 4% aligned 46 shared votes
12 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
98 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 163 shared votes
67 Aye 96 No
53 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 131 shared votes
79 Aye 52 No
Most different by topic
145 Aye 65 No
Tax 0% aligned 210 shared votes
65 Aye 145 No
25 Aye 96 No
Migration 0% aligned 121 shared votes
96 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 33 No
Transport 0% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 234 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,829
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
1,003
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
826
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

87
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 648
Appearances
141
+81.1 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 648
118
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 648
Contributions
161
+53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
4
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

Defence
54 of 59 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Motion to Disagree with the Lords in their Amendment 49F (Data Use and Access Bill) 3 Jun 2025
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sep 2024
Aye
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