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Sir Edward Leigh vs Dr Beccy Cooper

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


Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Dr Beccy Cooper voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 278 different votes 284 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
6 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 15% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
45 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
45 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 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
74.1%
1% above average
Rank 332 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
590 eligible divisions
838
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
224
51.3% of votes cast
941
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
213
48.7% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

169
+86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
Appearances
45
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
189
+45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
Contributions
64
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 464 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
£235,147
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£235,147
4% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API