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Sir Edward Leigh vs Carolyn Harris

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 Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Carolyn Harris voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,342 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 1,301 different votes 1,342 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 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
67 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 133 shared votes
66 Aye 67 No
61 Aye 97 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 158 shared votes
99 Aye 59 No
16 Aye 24 No
Benefits 3% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 34 No
Education 0% aligned 47 shared votes
34 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
Participation
75.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 303 of 649
1,768
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,776
2,354 eligible divisions
833
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
57.5 % of votes cast
935
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
755
42.5 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
43 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

167
+91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 649
Appearances
49
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
186
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649
Contributions
28
-105.3 vs Commons average
Rank 574 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
£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£305,970
35 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
62 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Education
83 of 96 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Work / Employment
64 of 75 votes
Migration
134 of 169 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
Aye
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
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