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Paul Holmes vs Sir Edward Leigh

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


Voting alignment

Paul Holmes and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,078 shared comparable votes.

1,064 same votes 14 different votes 1,078 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
55 Aye 97 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
55 Aye 97 No
62 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
62 Aye 51 No
25 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 19 No
Education 93% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
89 Aye 21 No
Migration 98% aligned 110 shared votes
91 Aye 19 No
55 Aye 97 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
55 Aye 97 No
62 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
62 Aye 51 No

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

Voting record

85.1%
13% above average
Rank 86 of 650
Participation
75.0%
3% above average
Rank 307 of 650
1,435
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,803
2,405 eligible divisions
716
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
852
47.3% of votes cast
719
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
951
52.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

115
+26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 650
Appearances
180
+91.2 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650
329
+174.4 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 650
Contributions
200
+45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£234,722
4% above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Trade
53 of 56 votes
#4
Tax
257 of 324 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API