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Sir Edward Leigh vs Catherine West

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 Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Catherine West voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,341 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 1,305 different votes 1,341 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
15 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 23 No
Energy 3% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
71 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 121 shared votes
51 Aye 70 No
14 Aye 29 No
Benefits 2% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
66 Aye 103 No
Brexit / EU 1% aligned 169 shared votes
102 Aye 67 No
Most different by topic
93 Aye 28 No
Migration 0% aligned 121 shared votes
28 Aye 93 No
33 Aye 24 No
Transport 0% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 24 No
Trade 0% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 38 No
Education 0% aligned 53 shared votes
38 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 345 of 649
1,768
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,729
2,354 eligible divisions
833
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
940
54.4 % of votes cast
935
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
789
45.6 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % 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
42
-33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
186
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649
Contributions
72
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 406 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
86 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Migration
134 of 169 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 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 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
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
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
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
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