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Sir Edward Leigh vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Ed Davey voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 991 shared comparable votes.

147 same votes 844 different votes 991 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 23 No
Education 55% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
38 Aye 87 No
Tax 33% aligned 125 shared votes
78 Aye 47 No
7 Aye 8 No
Housing 27% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 20 No
Defence 24% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
65 Aye 26 No
Migration 0% aligned 91 shared votes
26 Aye 65 No
4 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
58 Aye 95 No
Brexit / EU 1% aligned 153 shared votes
93 Aye 60 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
60.2%
13% below average
Rank 573 of 649
1,775
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,111 eligible divisions
836
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1% of votes cast
939
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

162
+83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
Appearances
64
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 649
180
+42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Contributions
105
-32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 301 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Aye
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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