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Sir Edward Leigh vs Dr Neil Hudson

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 Dr Neil Hudson
Dr Neil Hudson
Con Epping Forest

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Dr Neil Hudson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,136 shared comparable votes.

1,115 same votes 21 different votes 1,136 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
60 Aye 114 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
60 Aye 114 No
25 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 21 No
Trade 90% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 24 No
Benefits 98% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
89 Aye 27 No
Migration 98% aligned 116 shared votes
87 Aye 29 No
74 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 128 shared votes
74 Aye 54 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 311 of 650
Participation
84.8%
12% above average
Rank 97 of 650
1,812
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,440
1,699 eligible divisions
854
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
714
49.6% of votes cast
958
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
726
50.4% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
43 years, 5 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

192
+97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
Appearances
87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
216
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Contributions
105
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 373 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
£1,070,160
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£223,469
1% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 63 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
166 of 178 votes
Tax
263 of 331 votes
#4
Trade
52 of 56 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
Aye rebel
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Aye
Social Security (Uprating of Benefits) Bill: Second Reading 20 Sept 2021
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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