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Kate Osamor vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Kate Osamor
Kate Osamor
Lab Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Kate Osamor and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,244 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 1,207 different votes 1,244 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
18 Aye 16 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 13 No
Energy 3% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
100 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 165 shared votes
67 Aye 98 No
Most different by topic
120 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 175 shared votes
55 Aye 120 No
27 Aye 78 No
Migration 0% aligned 105 shared votes
78 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 33 No
Transport 0% aligned 60 shared votes
33 Aye 27 No
34 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 54 shared votes
20 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 29 No
Trade 0% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 499 of 649
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,561
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
869
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
692
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

11
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
18
-120.3 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
Contributions
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,989,895
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£250,449
11 % 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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Transport
76 of 95 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
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
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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