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Sir Edward Leigh vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 359 different votes 365 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
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 5% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 64 No
Tax 0% aligned 93 shared votes
64 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 7 No
Migration 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 64 No
Tax 0% aligned 93 shared votes
64 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 7 No
Migration 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 9 No
Energy 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
Participation
79.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 229 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
695 eligible divisions
818
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
289
52.4 % of votes cast
926
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
263
47.6 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 7 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

141
+80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
Appearances
54
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 648
161
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648
Contributions
63
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 25 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 8 votes
Energy
54 of 67 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Tax
254 of 318 votes
#5
Energy
21 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
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