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Chris Evans vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Chris Evans
Chris Evans
Lab Caerphilly
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Chris Evans and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,301 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 1,246 different votes 1,301 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 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
55 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 132 shared votes
76 Aye 56 No
27 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 38 shared votes
9 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 16 No
Benefits 3% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
128 Aye 68 No
Tax 0% aligned 196 shared votes
68 Aye 128 No
25 Aye 85 No
Migration 0% aligned 110 shared votes
85 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
33 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 51 shared votes
18 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 392 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,664
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
927
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
737
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
17
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

11
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 648
Appearances
141
+81.1 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 648
15
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 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

£2,706,428
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£290,268
28 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
6
4 registered categories
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

Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
49 of 60 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
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
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
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
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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