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Sir Edward Leigh vs Claire Coutinho

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 Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,035 shared comparable votes.

1,023 same votes 12 different votes 1,035 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
46 Aye 94 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
46 Aye 94 No
69 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
69 Aye 53 No
25 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 28 No
Education 97% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
87 Aye 24 No
Migration 99% aligned 111 shared votes
86 Aye 25 No
46 Aye 94 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
46 Aye 94 No
69 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
69 Aye 53 No

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

Voting record

75.0%
3% above average
Rank 307 of 650
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 284 of 650
1,803
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,284
1,687 eligible divisions
852
47.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
665
51.8% of votes cast
951
52.7% of votes cast
No votes
619
48.2% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

180
+91.2 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650
Appearances
51
-37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
200
+45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Contributions
105
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 346 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
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
59 of 64 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Trade
49 of 56 votes
Tax
257 of 324 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
No rebel
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
No
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
Aye
No
Chris Bryant's amendment (a) to the motion on the independent expert panel 23 Jun 2020
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
New Clause 1: Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords] Committee Stage 17 Jun 2020
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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