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Helen Hayes vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,423 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 1,373 different votes 1,423 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 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
28 Aye 15 No
Energy 5% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 13 No
Benefits 3% aligned 38 shared votes
12 Aye 26 No
60 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 137 shared votes
76 Aye 61 No
Most different by topic
147 Aye 70 No
Tax 0% aligned 217 shared votes
70 Aye 147 No
28 Aye 94 No
Migration 0% aligned 122 shared votes
94 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 33 No
Transport 0% aligned 60 shared votes
33 Aye 27 No
35 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 55 shared votes
20 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 28 No
Trade 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,838
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
1,022
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
816
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

73
+12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 648
Appearances
141
+80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
100
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 648
Contributions
161
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Transport
77 of 87 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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