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Luke Pollard vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Luke Pollard and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,127 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 1,090 different votes 1,127 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
52 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 117 shared votes
66 Aye 51 No
16 Aye 8 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 4% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 87 No
Migration 1% aligned 115 shared votes
88 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
109 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 152 shared votes
43 Aye 109 No
35 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 57 shared votes
22 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 27 No
Trade 0% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 21 No
Transport 0% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 442 of 649
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,460
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
807
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
653
44.7 % 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
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
731
+592.7 vs Commons average
Rank 8 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

£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£309,067
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
2
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Migration
144 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Defence
58 of 71 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Trade
71 of 87 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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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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