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Ms Marie Rimmer vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

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Ms Marie Rimmer
Lab St Helens South and Whiston
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Ms Marie Rimmer and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,260 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 1,210 different votes 1,260 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
16 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
39 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 102 shared votes
64 Aye 38 No
17 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 13 No
Energy 3% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
100 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 164 shared votes
66 Aye 98 No
Most different by topic
130 Aye 59 No
Tax 0% aligned 189 shared votes
59 Aye 130 No
19 Aye 83 No
Migration 0% aligned 102 shared votes
83 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 34 No
Transport 0% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 441 of 649
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,637
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
881
53.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
756
46.2 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
30
1.8 % 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

11
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 611 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

£1,944,981
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£257,584
14 % 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
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
61 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Education
77 of 96 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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
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: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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