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Kerry McCarthy vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,432 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 1,392 different votes 1,432 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
30 Aye 16 No
Energy 7% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
62 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 129 shared votes
68 Aye 61 No
26 Aye 17 No
Benefits 2% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
145 Aye 69 No
Tax 0% aligned 214 shared votes
69 Aye 145 No
25 Aye 37 No
Transport 0% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
36 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 57 shared votes
21 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 30 No
Trade 0% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
Participation
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
1,860
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,768
2,354 eligible divisions
1,046
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
833
47.1 % of votes cast
814
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
935
52.9 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
43 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

70
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Appearances
167
+91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 649
98
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Contributions
186
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
7
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API