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Andrew Cooper vs Sir Edward Leigh

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


Voting alignment

Andrew Cooper and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 337 different votes 344 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 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 7 No
Benefits 5% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
53 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
32 Aye 53 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
32 Aye 53 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

91.9%
19% above average
Rank 11 of 649
Participation
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 314 of 649
542
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
271
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
838
47.1% of votes cast
271
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
941
52.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

89
+7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 649
Appearances
168
+86.3 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 649
119
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 649
Contributions
189
+46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£180,143
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£180,143
20% below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 322 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API