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Louise Haigh vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Louise Haigh
Louise Haigh
Lab Sheffield Heeley
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Louise Haigh and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,198 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 1,157 different votes 1,198 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 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 8 No
Energy 3% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 12 No
Benefits 3% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
96 Aye 51 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 147 shared votes
53 Aye 94 No
Most different by topic
118 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 164 shared votes
46 Aye 118 No
26 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 514 of 649
Participation
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
1,533
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,768
2,354 eligible divisions
884
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
833
47.1 % of votes cast
649
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
935
52.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
43 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

7
-68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 649
Appearances
167
+91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 649
9
-124.3 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 649
Contributions
186
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,002,785
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£226,069
same as average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
5
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

Work / Employment
64 of 75 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
161 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Defence
54 of 71 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 43 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Trade
66 of 89 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 169 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
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
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
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
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
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
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