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Connor Naismith vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Connor Naismith
Connor Naismith
Lab Crewe and Nantwich
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Connor Naismith and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 290 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 284 different votes 290 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 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 5% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
49 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
22 Aye 49 No
19 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
22 Aye 49 No
19 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 649
Participation
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 314 of 649
469
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
235
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
838
47.1% of votes cast
234
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
941
52.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% 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

41
-41.3 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 649
Appearances
169
+86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
45
-98.5 vs Commons average
Rank 524 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

£181,830
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£181,830
20% below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
0
0 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 322 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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