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Sir Edward Leigh vs Blake Stephenson

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


Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

281 same votes 1 different votes 282 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 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
28 Aye 48 No
18 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
28 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
28 Aye 48 No
18 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 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
71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 397 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
526 eligible divisions
818
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
44.0 % of votes cast
926
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
211
56.0 % 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
71
+10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 648
161
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648
Contributions
91
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 259 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Energy
54 of 67 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Tax
254 of 318 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API