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Sir Edward Leigh vs Catherine McKinnell

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 Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,262 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 1,213 different votes 1,262 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 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 25 No
Energy 5% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 28 No
Trade 4% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 17 No
Benefits 3% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
80 Aye 24 No
Migration 0% aligned 104 shared votes
24 Aye 80 No
32 Aye 23 No
Transport 0% aligned 55 shared votes
23 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 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
68.2%
4% below average
Rank 458 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,621
2,376 eligible divisions
838
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
54.8% of votes cast
941
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
733
45.2% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

171
+87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 649
Appearances
41
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 649
191
+45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Contributions
95
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 360 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
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
55 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 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
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