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Sir Edward Leigh vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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


Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 290 shared comparable votes.

289 same votes 1 different votes 290 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
28 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
28 Aye 47 No
21 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
28 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
28 Aye 47 No
21 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 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
74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 325 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
394
526 eligible divisions
818
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
179
45.4 % of votes cast
926
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
215
54.6 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

141
+80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
Appearances
170
+109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 648
161
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648
Contributions
221
+112.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 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
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Energy
54 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Tax
254 of 318 votes
#5
Education
40 of 49 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API