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Dame Harriett Baldwin vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Dame Harriett Baldwin
Dame Harriett Baldwin
Con West Worcestershire
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Dame Harriett Baldwin and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,594 shared comparable votes.

1,571 same votes 23 different votes 1,594 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
85 Aye 157 No
Tax 100% aligned 242 shared votes
85 Aye 157 No
81 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 148 shared votes
81 Aye 67 No
29 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
29 Aye 36 No
38 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 64 shared votes
38 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 91% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 36 No
Education 96% aligned 53 shared votes
15 Aye 38 No
18 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 46 shared votes
17 Aye 29 No
71 Aye 117 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 188 shared votes
73 Aye 115 No
91 Aye 31 No
Migration 98% aligned 122 shared votes
93 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

81.6%
9% above average
Rank 168 of 650
Participation
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 311 of 650
1,950
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,790
2,390 eligible divisions
919
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
843
47.1% of votes cast
1,031
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
947
52.9% of votes cast
17
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

110
+23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Appearances
177
+90.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
139
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
Contributions
194
+42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,496,334
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£247,722
10% above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
4
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
207 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#4
Tax
257 of 324 votes
Trade
79 of 94 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
Aye rebel
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
No rebel
No rebel
Health and Care Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 29 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 23 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
No
No rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye
No rebel
Treasury update on international aid 13 Jul 2021
Aye
No rebel
Proceedings during the pandemic 16 Jun 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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