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Sir Edward Leigh vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,213 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 1,173 different votes 1,213 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
8 Aye 13 No
Energy 5% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
64 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 106 shared votes
44 Aye 62 No
15 Aye 17 No
Benefits 3% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
61 Aye 102 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 163 shared votes
104 Aye 59 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 124 No
Tax 0% aligned 178 shared votes
124 Aye 54 No
32 Aye 22 No
Transport 0% aligned 54 shared votes
22 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 26 No
Trade 0% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 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
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 492 of 649
1,768
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,563
2,354 eligible divisions
833
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
893
57.1 % of votes cast
935
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
670
42.9 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
43 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

167
+91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 649
Appearances
48
-27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 649
186
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649
Contributions
98
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 317 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 89 votes
Migration
134 of 169 votes
#5
Transport
70 of 95 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 4 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
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
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 (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
Aye
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Protection (Coronavirus, wearing of face coverings) (England) regulations 2021 30 Nov 2021
Aye
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