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Pat McFadden vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Pat McFadden and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,220 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 1,182 different votes 1,220 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
23 Aye 10 No
Energy 9% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 16 No
Benefits 2% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 28 No
Trade 2% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
111 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 155 shared votes
44 Aye 111 No
27 Aye 82 No
Migration 0% aligned 109 shared votes
82 Aye 27 No
35 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 54 shared votes
19 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

66.0 %
7 % below average
Rank 505 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,525
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
881
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
644
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 648
Appearances
142
+81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
329
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 32 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

£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£225,631
same as average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Benefits
64 of 81 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 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
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
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
Aye
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Protection (Coronavirus, wearing of face coverings) (England) regulations 2021 30 Nov 2021
Aye
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