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Rishi Sunak vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak
Con Richmond and Northallerton
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Rishi Sunak and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 877 shared comparable votes.

865 same votes 12 different votes 877 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
39 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
39 Aye 79 No
40 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 80 shared votes
40 Aye 40 No
27 Aye 23 No
Trade 100% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 12 No
Education 89% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
28 Aye 9 No
Migration 97% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
53 Aye 105 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 158 shared votes
56 Aye 102 No
39 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
39 Aye 79 No

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

Voting record

41.8%
31% below average
Rank 632 of 650
Participation
75.0%
3% above average
Rank 307 of 650
1,005
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,803
2,405 eligible divisions
454
45.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
852
47.3% of votes cast
551
54.8% of votes cast
No votes
951
52.7% of votes cast
4
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

44
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 650
Appearances
180
+91.2 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650
53
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 510 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

£1,536,845
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£166,813
26% below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
9
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
167 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
Trade
61 of 94 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 82 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Transport
52 of 96 votes
#4
Tax
257 of 324 votes
Environment / Climate
20 of 49 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
No rebel
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
No rebel
Aye rebel
Agriculture Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 2 (Neil Parish) 13 May 2020
No
No
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Amdt 1 - Main 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
No
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee NC4 - Cash 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education (England) Regulations 2019 27 Mar 2019
Education
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Rural communities 7 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API