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Jeff Smith vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,161 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 1,122 different votes 1,161 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
5 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
24 Aye 17 No
Energy 5% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
47 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 109 shared votes
62 Aye 47 No
14 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 17 No
Benefits 3% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
120 Aye 57 No
Tax 0% aligned 177 shared votes
57 Aye 120 No
68 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 98 shared votes
30 Aye 68 No
26 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 207 of 649
Participation
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
1,877
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,768
2,354 eligible divisions
1,024
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
833
47.1 % of votes cast
853
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
935
52.9 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
43 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

44
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 649
Appearances
167
+91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 649
60
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 649
Contributions
186
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
3
2 registered categories
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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API