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Sir Edward Leigh vs Charlotte Nichols

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 Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 915 shared comparable votes.

24 same votes 891 different votes 915 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
10 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 22 No
Energy 6% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 21 No
Benefits 3% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
59 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 101 shared votes
41 Aye 60 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 97 No
Tax 0% aligned 141 shared votes
97 Aye 44 No
83 Aye 18 No
Migration 0% aligned 101 shared votes
18 Aye 83 No
18 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
32 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 42 shared votes
10 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
2% above average
Rank 314 of 649
Participation
77.2%
5% above average
Rank 262 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,280
1,658 eligible divisions
838
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
655
51.2% of votes cast
941
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
625
48.8% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

169
+86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
Appearances
15
-67.3 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 649
189
+45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
Contributions
17
-126.5 vs Commons average
Rank 612 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
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
50 of 54 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
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