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Sir Edward Leigh vs Elaine Stewart

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 Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Elaine Stewart voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 228 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 224 different votes 228 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
5 Aye 3 No
Benefits 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
46 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
46 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
Participation
60.7 %
12 % below average
Rank 569 of 649
1,768
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
345
568 eligible divisions
833
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
155
44.9 % of votes cast
935
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
190
55.1 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
43 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

169
+94.3 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 649
Appearances
21
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 649
188
+55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 649
Contributions
30
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 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
£207,074
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£207,074
8 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
24 of 31 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
Migration
134 of 169 votes
#5
Tax
81 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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