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Chris Bloore vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Chris Bloore and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 260 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 256 different votes 260 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 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 5 No
Benefits 6% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
35 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
22 Aye 35 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
22 Aye 35 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 349 of 649
Participation
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 314 of 649
433
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
211
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
838
47.1% of votes cast
222
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
941
52.9% of votes cast
2
0.5% 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

115
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 649
Appearances
169
+86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
127
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 649
Contributions
189
+45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£167,691
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£167,691
26% below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 322 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
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