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Samantha Dixon vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Samantha Dixon and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 452 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 442 different votes 452 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
7 Aye 7 No
Benefits 7% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
48 Aye 34 No
Tax 1% aligned 82 shared votes
33 Aye 49 No
11 Aye 49 No
Migration 0% aligned 60 shared votes
49 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 49 No
Migration 0% aligned 60 shared votes
49 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 22 shared votes
3 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

73.7 %
1 % above average
Rank 339 of 649
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
725
984 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
357
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
368
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
3 years, 8 months
Since 1 Dec 2022
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
277
+138.7 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 650
Contributions
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£667,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£311,379
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Trade
20 of 23 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Migration
83 of 97 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
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