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Jo White vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Jo White
Jo White
Lab Bassetlaw
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Jo White and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 326 different votes 332 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
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 4 No
Benefits 6% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
49 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
32 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
32 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

82.3%
10% above average
Rank 145 of 650
Participation
75.0%
3% above average
Rank 311 of 650
519
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,417 eligible divisions
249
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
854
47.1% of votes cast
270
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
958
52.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

60
-34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Appearances
192
+97.8 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
83
-81.1 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
Contributions
216
+51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,166
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£174,166
23% below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Education
46 of 50 votes
#4
Tax
263 of 331 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API