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Mr Hamish Falconer vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

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Mr Hamish Falconer
Lab Lincoln
vs
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Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Mr Hamish Falconer and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 224 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 219 different votes 224 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
4 Aye 3 No
Benefits 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 25 No
Tax 2% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

62.9%
10% below average
Rank 542 of 649
Participation
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 314 of 649
371
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
186
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
838
47.1% of votes cast
185
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
941
52.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

67
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 649
Appearances
169
+86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
606
+462.5 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 649
Contributions
189
+45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£153,826
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£153,826
32% below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
3
3 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Housing
25 of 32 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 322 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
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
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