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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 1,171 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 1,126 different votes 1,171 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 11 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
12 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 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 165 shared votes
51 Aye 114 No
Most different by topic
114 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 165 shared votes
51 Aye 114 No
22 Aye 70 No
Migration 0% aligned 92 shared votes
70 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 30 No
Trade 0% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 52 shared votes
29 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

65.9 %
7 % below average
Rank 506 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,523
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
851
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
672
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
14
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

18
-42.4 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 648
Appearances
142
+81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
25
-83.9 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 648
Contributions
163
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648

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
7
3 registered categories
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

Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Housing
56 of 66 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
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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