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Sir Edward Leigh vs Andy Burnham

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

Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough
vs
Photograph of Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham
Lab Makerfield

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Andy Burnham voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 97 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 88 different votes 97 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
5 Aye 12 No
Brexit / EU 18% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 9 No
Tax 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 0 No
Housing 0% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 9 No
Tax 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 0 No
Housing 0% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Education 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
2% above average
Rank 314 of 649
Participation
39.5%
33% below average
Rank 635 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
17
43 eligible divisions
838
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
9
52.9% of votes cast
941
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
8
47.1% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 months
Since 18 Jun 2026

Debates

169
+86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 649
Appearances
10
-72.1 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
190
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Contributions
277
+134.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,183,202
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£84,964
62% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
32
7 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
188 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
4 of 7 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Trade
1 of 3 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
Transport
1 of 4 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
0 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 19 Apr 2017
No
Aye
Technical and Further Education Bill: Lords Amendment 1 Motion to disagree 19 Apr 2017
Education
No
No
Bus Services Bill [Lords]: Report Stage Amendment 1 27 Mar 2017
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 2 27 Mar 2017
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 1 27 Mar 2017
Transport
Aye
Aye
EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Lords Amendment 2 Motion to disagree 13 Mar 2017
Brexit / EU
No
Aye
EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Lords Amendment 1 Motion to disagree 13 Mar 2017
Brexit / EU
No
Aye
Standing Orders (Public Business) 7 Mar 2017
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election 19 Apr 2017
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
Aye
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No
Opposition Motion: Chilcot Inquiry and parliamentary accountability 30 Nov 2016
No
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Aye
Daesh: Genocide of Minorities 20 Apr 2016
Aye
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