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Sir Edward Leigh vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Christine Jardine voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 1,069 shared comparable votes.

158 same votes 911 different votes 1,069 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
9 Aye 30 No
Education 62% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 57% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 37% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
42 Aye 105 No
Tax 35% aligned 147 shared votes
88 Aye 59 No
15 Aye 25 No
Defence 30% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
91 Aye 26 No
Migration 0% aligned 117 shared votes
26 Aye 91 No
5 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
64 Aye 94 No
Brexit / EU 1% aligned 158 shared votes
92 Aye 66 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
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 497 of 649
1,775
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,111 eligible divisions
836
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7% of votes cast
939
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

162
+83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
Appearances
141
+62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
180
+42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Contributions
142
+4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 201 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API