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Daniel Zeichner vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Daniel Zeichner
Daniel Zeichner
Lab Cambridge
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Daniel Zeichner and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,454 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 1,415 different votes 1,454 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
8 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
28 Aye 17 No
Energy 4% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
68 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 145 shared votes
79 Aye 66 No
27 Aye 16 No
Benefits 2% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
140 Aye 67 No
Tax 0% aligned 207 shared votes
67 Aye 140 No
25 Aye 33 No
Transport 0% aligned 58 shared votes
33 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 26 No
Trade 0% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
38 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 49 shared votes
11 Aye 38 No

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

Voting record

79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 206 of 649
Participation
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
1,877
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,768
2,354 eligible divisions
1,051
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
833
47.1 % of votes cast
826
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
935
52.9 % of votes cast
14
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
43 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

44
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649
Appearances
167
+91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 649
61
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 649
Contributions
186
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,007,954
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£266,524
18 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
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

Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Housing
59 of 66 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Second Reading 3 Nov 2021
Energy
Aye
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