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Rebecca Long Bailey vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Rebecca Long Bailey and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,354 shared comparable votes.

48 same votes 1,306 different votes 1,354 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
8 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 13 No
Energy 3% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
100 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 160 shared votes
62 Aye 98 No
27 Aye 19 No
Benefits 2% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
127 Aye 59 No
Tax 0% aligned 186 shared votes
59 Aye 127 No
24 Aye 85 No
Migration 0% aligned 109 shared votes
85 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 31 No
Transport 0% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 28 No
Trade 0% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
36 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 52 shared votes
16 Aye 36 No

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

Voting record

76.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,767
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
991
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
776
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
24
1.4 % 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

29
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 648
Appearances
141
+80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
32
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 539 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

£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£259,636
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
5
1 registered category
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

Defence
56 of 59 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 43 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Transport
74 of 87 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
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