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Matt Rodda vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Matt Rodda
Matt Rodda
Lab Reading Central
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Matt Rodda and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,298 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 1,248 different votes 1,298 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 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
54 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 129 shared votes
76 Aye 53 No
17 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 12 No
Energy 3% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 17 No
Benefits 2% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 55 shared votes
19 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 26 No
Trade 0% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 42 shared votes
10 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

81.6 %
8 % above average
Rank 180 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,678
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
925
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
753
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

66
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 648
Appearances
141
+81.1 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 648
90
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 648
Contributions
161
+53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,641,237
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£254,181
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Defence
57 of 59 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Housing
51 of 54 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Education
69 of 75 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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