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Naz Shah vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Naz Shah and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,178 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 1,133 different votes 1,178 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
15 Aye 13 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
97 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 154 shared votes
59 Aye 95 No
49 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 128 shared votes
78 Aye 50 No
114 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 167 shared votes
53 Aye 114 No
Most different by topic
114 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 167 shared votes
53 Aye 114 No
22 Aye 70 No
Migration 0% aligned 92 shared votes
70 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 30 No
Trade 0% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 31 No
Transport 0% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
34 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 48 shared votes
14 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

65.3 %
7 % below average
Rank 511 of 649
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,541
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
858
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
683
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
14
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
19
-119.3 vs Commons average
Rank 601 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

£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£312,636
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
9
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

Housing
56 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 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 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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