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Ed Davey vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 993 shared comparable votes.

149 same votes 844 different votes 993 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
15 Aye 14 No
Education 55% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
78 Aye 47 No
Tax 33% aligned 125 shared votes
38 Aye 87 No
6 Aye 9 No
Housing 27% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 17 No
Defence 24% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 65 No
Migration 0% aligned 91 shared votes
65 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 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
93 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 1% aligned 153 shared votes
58 Aye 95 No

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

Voting record

60.2%
12% below average
Rank 574 of 649
Participation
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 314 of 649
1,276
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
715
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
838
47.1% of votes cast
561
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
941
52.9% of votes cast
8
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 649
Appearances
169
+86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
108
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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

£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30% above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
11
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
170 of 188 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
113 of 163 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 322 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 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
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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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