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James Murray vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

James Murray and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 862 shared comparable votes.

24 same votes 838 different votes 862 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
23 Aye 5 No
Energy 7% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
3 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 4% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
99 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 142 shared votes
43 Aye 99 No
Most different by topic
99 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 142 shared votes
43 Aye 99 No
24 Aye 77 No
Migration 0% aligned 101 shared votes
77 Aye 24 No
34 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 94 shared votes
60 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

74.1 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,181
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
629
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
552
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

38
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 648
Appearances
141
+81.1 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 648
219
+111.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 648
Contributions
161
+53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£293,355
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
7
1 registered category
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

Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Migration
130 of 152 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Education
57 of 68 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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
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