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Alex Norris vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Alex Norris
Alex Norris
Lab Nottingham North and Kimberley
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Alex Norris and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,177 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 1,141 different votes 1,177 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
4 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 16 No
Benefits 3% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
48 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 112 shared votes
65 Aye 47 No
22 Aye 29 No
Trade 2% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 55 shared votes
20 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 13 No
Energy 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 320 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,545
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
872
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
673
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

32
-28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 648
Appearances
142
+81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
168
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 99 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

£1,827,073
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£301,924
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
142 of 161 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 43 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
159 of 188 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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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
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
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
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