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Graham Leadbitter vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Graham Leadbitter
Graham Leadbitter
SNP Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Graham Leadbitter and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 56% of the time, based on 103 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 45 different votes 103 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
21 Aye 27 No
Tax 85% aligned 48 shared votes
16 Aye 32 No
3 Aye 3 No
Energy 67% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 1 No
Transport 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 38% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 38% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 1 No
Transport 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Energy 67% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

27.8 %
45 % below average
Rank 639 of 649
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
160
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
96
60.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
64
40.0 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

71
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 649
Appearances
164
+86.4 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 649
85
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 649
Contributions
184
+46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£253,574
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£253,574
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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

Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
8 of 13 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
20 of 39 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Tax
56 of 111 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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