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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 783 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 758 different votes 783 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
33 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 84 shared votes
50 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 7 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
83 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 122 shared votes
39 Aye 83 No
24 Aye 87 No
Migration 0% aligned 111 shared votes
87 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
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 530 of 649
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,051
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
544
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
507
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
15
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

5
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
5
-133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 624 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

£1,466,346
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
4
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
131 of 154 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 37 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Trade
41 of 53 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 44 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Education
50 of 69 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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