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Matt Bishop vs Sir Edward Leigh
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
Matt Bishop and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 198 shared comparable votes.
3 same votes
195 different votes
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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
53.9 %
19 % below average
Participation
75.1 %
2 % above average
306
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,768
2,354 eligible divisions
142
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
833
47.1 % of votes cast
164
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
935
52.9 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Debates
31
-44.2 vs Commons average
Appearances
168
+92.8 vs Commons average
41
-92.4 vs Commons average
Contributions
187
+53.6 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API