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Michael Wheeler vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Michael Wheeler
Michael Wheeler
Lab Worsley and Eccles
vs
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Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Michael Wheeler and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 308 different votes 316 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 7 No
Benefits 5% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
42 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
31 Aye 42 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
31 Aye 42 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 29 of 649
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
511
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
256
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
255
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

14
-64.1 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
Appearances
166
+87.9 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 649
20
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 649
Contributions
187
+48.4 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£199,765
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£199,765
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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