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Jess Phillips vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Jess Phillips and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,265 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 1,227 different votes 1,265 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
20 Aye 10 No
Energy 7% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 3% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
58 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 135 shared votes
77 Aye 58 No
Most different by topic
117 Aye 56 No
Tax 0% aligned 173 shared votes
56 Aye 117 No
28 Aye 90 No
Migration 0% aligned 118 shared votes
90 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 31 No
Transport 0% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
34 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 48 shared votes
14 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

68.9 %
4 % below average
Rank 459 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,593
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
925
58.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
668
41.9 % 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
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

43
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 648
Appearances
141
+81.1 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 648
234
+126.1 vs Commons average
Rank 54 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

£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£267,662
18 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
10
3 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

Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Migration
141 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Trade
71 of 88 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Transport
67 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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
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