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Kim Leadbeater vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley
vs
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Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Kim Leadbeater and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 759 shared comparable votes.

16 same votes 743 different votes 759 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
1 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
17 Aye 9 No
Benefits 4% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 8 No
Energy 3% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
47 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 98 shared votes
50 Aye 48 No
83 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 127 shared votes
44 Aye 83 No
Most different by topic
83 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 127 shared votes
44 Aye 83 No
22 Aye 65 No
Migration 0% aligned 87 shared votes
65 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
11 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 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 151 of 649
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,090
1,325 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
567
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
523
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
5 years, 1 months
Since 1 Jul 2021
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

4
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 613 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

£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£309,696
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
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

Education
63 of 65 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
129 of 142 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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