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Chris Vince vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Chris Vince
Chris Vince
Lab Harlow
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Chris Vince and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 345 different votes 352 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 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 7 No
Benefits 5% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
51 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
27 Aye 51 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
27 Aye 51 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

90.1%
18% above average
Rank 19 of 650
Participation
75.0%
3% above average
Rank 313 of 650
565
627 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,809
2,413 eligible divisions
292
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
852
47.1% of votes cast
273
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
957
52.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

407
+313.1 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 650
Appearances
192
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650
518
+354.5 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 650
Contributions
216
+52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£165,900
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£165,900
27% below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
4
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Tax
257 of 324 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API