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Sir Edward Leigh vs Alex Ballinger

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 Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 258 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 253 different votes 258 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
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 5% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
28 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
4 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
4 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 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 314 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
838
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
941
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

169
+86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
189
+45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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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