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Rachel Reeves vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves
Lab Leeds West and Pudsey
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Rachel Reeves and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 977 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 944 different votes 977 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
16 Aye 5 No
Energy 10% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 12 No
Benefits 3% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
96 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 155 shared votes
61 Aye 94 No
18 Aye 27 No
Trade 2% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
105 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 141 shared votes
36 Aye 105 No
14 Aye 86 No
Migration 0% aligned 100 shared votes
86 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 26 No
Transport 0% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

50.8 %
22 % below average
Rank 620 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,174
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
674
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
500
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

36
-24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 648
Appearances
141
+80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
533
+424.1 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 648
Contributions
161
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,061,546
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£291,343
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 45 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
113 of 169 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Trade
56 of 88 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 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
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
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
Aye
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Protection (Coronavirus, wearing of face coverings) (England) regulations 2021 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
Aye
Proceedings during the pandemic 16 Jun 2021
Aye
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