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Mark Pritchard vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Mark Pritchard
Mark Pritchard
Con The Wrekin
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Mark Pritchard and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,249 shared comparable votes.

1,234 same votes 15 different votes 1,249 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
63 Aye 138 No
Tax 100% aligned 201 shared votes
63 Aye 138 No
52 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 96 shared votes
52 Aye 44 No
29 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 27 No
Education 95% aligned 44 shared votes
15 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 16 No
Benefits 97% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
84 Aye 30 No
Migration 98% aligned 114 shared votes
86 Aye 28 No
62 Aye 116 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 178 shared votes
65 Aye 113 No
29 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

64.3%
8% below average
Rank 523 of 650
Participation
75.0%
3% above average
Rank 307 of 650
1,547
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,803
2,405 eligible divisions
735
47.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
852
47.3% of votes cast
812
52.5% of votes cast
No votes
951
52.7% of votes cast
16
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

206
+117.6 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Appearances
180
+91.6 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
244
+90.1 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 650
Contributions
198
+44.1 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,150,580
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£174,182
23% below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
5
4 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
198 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
Migration
136 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
#4
Tax
257 of 324 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
No rebel
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
No rebel
Aye rebel
Trade Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Keir Starmer) 20 May 2020
Trade
No
No rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Gov Amdt 22 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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