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Sir Edward Leigh vs David Reed

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


Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and David Reed voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 246 shared comparable votes.

245 same votes 1 different votes 246 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
26 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
26 Aye 39 No
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
26 Aye 39 No
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 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
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
368
590 eligible divisions
838
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
188
51.1% of votes cast
941
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
180
48.9% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

171
+87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 649
Appearances
120
+36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
191
+45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Contributions
179
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 162 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
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
14
3 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 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 20 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 112 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API