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Brian Mathew vs Sir Edward Leigh

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


Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 239 shared comparable votes.

195 same votes 44 different votes 239 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
24 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
24 Aye 36 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 15 No
Education 96% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 4 No
Transport 92% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 85% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Housing 57% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 649
Participation
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 314 of 649
388
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
196
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
838
47.1% of votes cast
192
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
941
52.9% of votes cast
13
3.4% 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

81
-1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
Appearances
169
+86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 649
91
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
Contributions
190
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
4
3 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

#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 322 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

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