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Sir Edward Leigh vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,312 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 1,272 different votes 1,312 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 5% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 25 No
Benefits 5% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
74 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 129 shared votes
57 Aye 72 No
17 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 129 No
Tax 0% aligned 188 shared votes
129 Aye 59 No
35 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 35 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 54 shared votes
35 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 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
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,673
2,376 eligible divisions
838
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
54.2% of votes cast
941
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
766
45.8% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
15 years, 8 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

169
+86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
Appearances
68
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
189
+45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
Contributions
83
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 388 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
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
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