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Maria Eagle vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Maria Eagle
Maria Eagle
Lab Liverpool Garston
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Maria Eagle and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,289 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 1,245 different votes 1,289 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 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 14 No
Energy 6% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 15 No
Benefits 3% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
56 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 114 shared votes
59 Aye 55 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 95 No
Migration 0% aligned 123 shared votes
95 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 31 No
Transport 0% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
34 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 53 shared votes
19 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 25 No
Trade 0% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

70.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 427 of 649
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,657
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
947
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
710
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

11
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
35
-103.3 vs Commons average
Rank 549 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

£2,716,749
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£273,819
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
8
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 77 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
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
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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