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Mary Glindon vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Mary Glindon
Mary Glindon
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Mary Glindon and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,237 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 1,178 different votes 1,237 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
11 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 13 No
Energy 6% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No
94 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 153 shared votes
61 Aye 92 No
Most different by topic
129 Aye 67 No
Tax 0% aligned 196 shared votes
67 Aye 129 No
16 Aye 63 No
Migration 0% aligned 79 shared votes
63 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 34 No
Transport 0% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 30 No
Trade 0% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

80.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 207 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,856
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
1,024
55.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
832
44.8 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
26
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

26
-34.4 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 648
Appearances
142
+81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
33
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 648
Contributions
163
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,457,492
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£295,191
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
0
0 registered categories
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
57 of 59 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
153 of 169 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Transport
78 of 87 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
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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