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Sir Edward Leigh vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 1,167 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 1,138 different votes 1,167 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
13 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
57 Aye 96 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 153 shared votes
98 Aye 55 No
28 Aye 21 No
Trade 2% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
64 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 107 shared votes
43 Aye 64 No
56 Aye 113 No
Tax 0% aligned 169 shared votes
113 Aye 56 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 113 No
Tax 0% aligned 169 shared votes
113 Aye 56 No
82 Aye 21 No
Migration 0% aligned 103 shared votes
21 Aye 82 No
31 Aye 20 No
Transport 0% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 301 of 647
Participation
62.3 %
11 % below average
Rank 553 of 647
1,761
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,454
2,333 eligible divisions
831
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
809
55.6 % of votes cast
930
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
645
44.4 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

160
+93.0 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 649
Appearances
72
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 649
179
+59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
Contributions
110
-9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 222 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
167 of 211 votes
Defence
55 of 64 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Energy
54 of 67 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Tax
254 of 318 votes
#5
Defence
45 of 64 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
Aye
Proceedings during the pandemic 16 Jun 2021
Aye
Aye
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
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