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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 390 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 383 different votes 390 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 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
31 Aye 64 No
Tax 0% aligned 95 shared votes
64 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 7 No
Migration 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 64 No
Tax 0% aligned 95 shared votes
64 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 7 No
Migration 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 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
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 217 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
602
759 eligible divisions
838
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
308
51.2% of votes cast
941
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
294
48.8% 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, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

171
+87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 649
Appearances
66
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 649
191
+45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Contributions
75
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 427 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
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Energy
24 of 25 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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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 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
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
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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Voting source Commons Votes API