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Sir Edward Leigh vs Daisy Cooper

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough
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Daisy Cooper
LD St Albans

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Daisy Cooper voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 874 shared comparable votes.

213 same votes 661 different votes 874 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 23 No
Education 73% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 55% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
42 Aye 94 No
Tax 51% aligned 136 shared votes
76 Aye 60 No
25 Aye 11 No
Transport 39% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 23 No
Defence 37% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 12 No
Migration 0% aligned 71 shared votes
12 Aye 59 No
17 Aye 11 No
Trade 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
25 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 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
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,188
1,643 eligible divisions
834
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
615
51.8 % of votes cast
937
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
573
48.2 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
43 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

164
+86.0 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 649
Appearances
79
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
184
+45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 649
Contributions
115
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 253 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
£1,262,200
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£274,876
21 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
22
5 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
18
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
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Benefits
57 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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