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Sir Edward Leigh vs Alan Gemmell

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

Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough
vs
Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 314 different votes 320 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
5 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
52 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
52 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

75.0%
3% above average
Rank 311 of 650
Participation
77.8%
5% above average
Rank 247 of 650
1,812
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
491
631 eligible divisions
854
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
256
52.1% of votes cast
958
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
235
47.9% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

192
+97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
Appearances
73
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
216
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Contributions
87
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 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
188 of 212 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Tax
263 of 331 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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