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Justin Madders vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Justin Madders
Justin Madders
Lab Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
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Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Justin Madders and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,480 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 1,421 different votes 1,480 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
31 Aye 17 No
Energy 6% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
69 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 144 shared votes
76 Aye 68 No
93 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 158 shared votes
66 Aye 92 No
20 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
148 Aye 72 No
Tax 0% aligned 220 shared votes
72 Aye 148 No
29 Aye 37 No
Transport 0% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 30 No
Trade 0% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
36 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 50 shared votes
14 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
20 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 170 of 649
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,928
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
1,066
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
862
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
15
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

94
+16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
115
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 250 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

£2,078,779
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£299,970
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
3
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

Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Migration
152 of 171 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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