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Chris Law vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
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Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 991 shared comparable votes.

61 same votes 930 different votes 991 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
105 Aye 68 No
Tax 25% aligned 173 shared votes
58 Aye 115 No
9 Aye 10 No
Energy 21% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 4% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 11 No
Transport 4% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 90 No
Migration 0% aligned 117 shared votes
90 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 28 No
Trade 0% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 48 shared votes
17 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

51.6 %
21 % below average
Rank 620 of 649
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,219
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
672
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
547
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

58
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
67
-71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
Contributions
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
8
4 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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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 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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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