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Dr Rupa Huq vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Dr Rupa Huq
Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Dr Rupa Huq and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,339 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 1,298 different votes 1,339 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 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 16 No
Benefits 3% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
53 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 134 shared votes
80 Aye 54 No
100 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 1% aligned 170 shared votes
69 Aye 101 No
Most different by topic
116 Aye 70 No
Tax 0% aligned 186 shared votes
70 Aye 116 No
26 Aye 83 No
Migration 0% aligned 109 shared votes
83 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 34 No
Transport 0% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 27 No
Trade 0% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
31 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 50 shared votes
19 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

73.9 %
1 % above average
Rank 337 of 649
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,744
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
959
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
785
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 476 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

£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£234,745
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
1
1 registered category
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

Defence
63 of 71 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 77 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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