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Kate Osborne vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Kate Osborne and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 775 shared comparable votes.

24 same votes 751 different votes 775 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
3 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 4% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 5 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
33 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 84 shared votes
50 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
83 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 120 shared votes
37 Aye 83 No
24 Aye 86 No
Migration 0% aligned 110 shared votes
86 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

64.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 529 of 647
Participation
75.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 307 of 647
1,037
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,753
2,323 eligible divisions
538
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
825
47.1 % of votes cast
499
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
928
52.9 % of votes cast
14
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

6
-57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 647
Appearances
157
+93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 647
6
-107.8 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 647
Contributions
177
+63.2 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£344,831
52 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
5
4 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

Migration
130 of 152 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 37 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 41 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Defence
48 of 58 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Trade
39 of 50 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 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
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 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
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