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Sir Edward Leigh vs Josh MacAlister

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 Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 294 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 287 different votes 294 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
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
52 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
52 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 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
82.0%
9% above average
Rank 158 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
590 eligible divisions
838
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
50.2% of votes cast
941
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
241
49.8% 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 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

169
+86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
Appearances
84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
189
+45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
Contributions
223
+79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 106 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
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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