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Sir Edward Leigh vs Edward Argar

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 Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Edward Argar voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,707 shared comparable votes.

1,690 same votes 17 different votes 1,707 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
87 Aye 161 No
Tax 100% aligned 248 shared votes
87 Aye 161 No
40 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
40 Aye 31 No
33 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 32 No
Benefits 100% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 38 No
Education 96% aligned 51 shared votes
15 Aye 36 No
17 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
73 Aye 114 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 187 shared votes
71 Aye 116 No
106 Aye 29 No
Migration 99% aligned 135 shared votes
104 Aye 31 No
89 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 160 shared votes
89 Aye 71 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
90.2 %
18 % above average
Rank 17 of 649
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,130
2,361 eligible divisions
834
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
47.6 % of votes cast
937
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,116
52.4 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Appearances
82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
128
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 219 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
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
164 of 171 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 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
No rebel
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
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
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
Aye
Aye rebel
New Clause 1: Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords] Committee Stage 17 Jun 2020
No
No rebel
Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]: Second Reading 8 Jun 2020
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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