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Sarah Bool vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 317 shared comparable votes.

317 same votes 0 different votes 317 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
30 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
30 Aye 55 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
30 Aye 55 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
Participation
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 314 of 649
418
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
177
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
838
47.1% of votes cast
241
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
941
52.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

96
+12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Appearances
171
+87.4 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
112
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 650
Contributions
191
+45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 322 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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