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Sir Edward Leigh vs Douglas McAllister

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 Douglas McAllister
Douglas McAllister
Lab West Dunbartonshire

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Douglas McAllister voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

24 same votes 310 different votes 334 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
6 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 15% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 5% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
29 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
54 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
54 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 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
88.3%
16% above average
Rank 41 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
521
590 eligible divisions
838
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
49.3% of votes cast
941
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
264
50.7% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.3% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

168
+86.2 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
Appearances
109
+27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
188
+45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
Contributions
130
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 233 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
£142,257
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£142,257
37% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
3
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
188 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 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
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
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
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