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Andy Slaughter vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Andy Slaughter and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,447 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 1,410 different votes 1,447 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
7 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
30 Aye 15 No
Energy 4% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 16 No
Benefits 2% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
68 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 146 shared votes
79 Aye 67 No
Most different by topic
146 Aye 63 No
Tax 0% aligned 209 shared votes
63 Aye 146 No
28 Aye 95 No
Migration 0% aligned 123 shared votes
95 Aye 28 No
34 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 27 No
Trade 0% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 31 No
Transport 0% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

81.6 %
8 % above average
Rank 178 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,887
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
1,058
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
829
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

76
+16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 648
Appearances
141
+81.1 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 648
102
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 648
Contributions
161
+53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£285,386
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
1
1 registered category
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

Housing
64 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 75 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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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
No
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 13 25 Oct 2023
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
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