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Sir Edward Leigh vs Charlie Dewhirst

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 Charlie Dewhirst
Charlie Dewhirst
Con Bridlington and The Wolds

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Charlie Dewhirst voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

283 same votes 0 different votes 283 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
27 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
27 Aye 55 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
27 Aye 55 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
Participation
66.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 495 of 649
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
381
575 eligible divisions
834
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
43.6 % of votes cast
937
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
215
56.4 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
111
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£184,765
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£184,765
18 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
3
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
Tax
95 of 111 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Education
40 of 50 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
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