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Julia Lopez vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Julia Lopez and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,432 shared comparable votes.

1,416 same votes 16 different votes 1,432 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
74 Aye 148 No
Tax 100% aligned 222 shared votes
74 Aye 148 No
78 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
78 Aye 49 No
28 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
28 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 26 No
Education 95% aligned 40 shared votes
12 Aye 28 No
60 Aye 103 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 163 shared votes
64 Aye 99 No
95 Aye 30 No
Migration 98% aligned 125 shared votes
97 Aye 28 No
74 Aye 148 No
Tax 100% aligned 222 shared votes
74 Aye 148 No
78 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
78 Aye 49 No

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

Voting record

83.3%
11% above average
Rank 123 of 650
Participation
74.9%
3% above average
Rank 310 of 650
1,783
2,140 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,795
2,395 eligible divisions
856
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
847
47.2% of votes cast
927
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
948
52.8% of votes cast
14
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

31
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 650
Appearances
177
+90.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
39
-112.4 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 650
Contributions
194
+42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£227,011
same as average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
185 of 188 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Migration
151 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 70 votes
Trade
82 of 90 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 70 votes
#4
Tax
257 of 324 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
Aye rebel
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
No rebel
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
No rebel
No
New Clause 1: Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords] Committee Stage 17 Jun 2020
Aye rebel
No rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Gov Amdt 22 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Committee Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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