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Barry Gardiner vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,201 shared comparable votes.

48 same votes 1,153 different votes 1,201 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
41 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 102 shared votes
62 Aye 40 No
19 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 12 No
Energy 3% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
90 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 153 shared votes
65 Aye 88 No
28 Aye 31 No
Trade 2% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
131 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 183 shared votes
52 Aye 131 No
26 Aye 31 No
Transport 0% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
10 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 479 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,568
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
880
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
688
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 648
Appearances
142
+81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
62
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 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

£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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

Trade
76 of 88 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Transport
74 of 87 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 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 (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
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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