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Christine Jardine vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West
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Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Christine Jardine and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 1,069 shared comparable votes.

158 same votes 911 different votes 1,069 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
22 Aye 17 No
Education 62% aligned 39 shared votes
9 Aye 30 No
6 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 57% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 37% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
88 Aye 59 No
Tax 35% aligned 147 shared votes
42 Aye 105 No
23 Aye 17 No
Defence 30% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 91 No
Migration 0% aligned 117 shared votes
91 Aye 26 No
4 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
92 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 1% aligned 158 shared votes
64 Aye 94 No

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

Voting record

66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 649
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,398
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
779
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
619
44.3 % 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
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

145
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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

£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£318,822
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
16
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
176 of 188 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
136 of 163 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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