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Lisa Smart vs Sir Edward Leigh

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


Voting alignment

Lisa Smart and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 236 shared comparable votes.

178 same votes 58 different votes 236 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
7 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 96% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 37 No
Tax 95% aligned 64 shared votes
24 Aye 40 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 84% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 0 No
Energy 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Housing 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 63% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 493 of 649
Participation
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 314 of 649
392
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
216
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
838
47.1% of votes cast
176
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
941
52.9% of votes cast
2
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

172
+89.7 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 649
Appearances
169
+86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
245
+101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 649
Contributions
189
+45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£239,061
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£239,061
6% above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
21
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 322 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API