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Sir Edward Leigh vs Alan Mak

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 Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Alan Mak voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,640 shared comparable votes.

1,623 same votes 17 different votes 1,640 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
80 Aye 157 No
Tax 100% aligned 237 shared votes
80 Aye 157 No
90 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 169 shared votes
90 Aye 79 No
32 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
37 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
37 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 41 No
Education 96% aligned 57 shared votes
18 Aye 39 No
15 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
69 Aye 115 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 184 shared votes
66 Aye 118 No
104 Aye 27 No
Migration 98% aligned 131 shared votes
102 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
2% above average
Rank 311 of 650
Participation
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 85 of 650
1,790
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,038
2,390 eligible divisions
843
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
965
47.4% of votes cast
947
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
1,073
52.6% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

177
+90.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
Appearances
25
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
194
+42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
Contributions
28
-123.4 vs Commons average
Rank 591 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
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
24
7 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 70 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 94 votes
Tax
257 of 324 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
No rebel
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
Aye
No rebel
That this House agrees with Lords Amendments 2 to 18 to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill 18 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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