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Sir Edward Leigh vs Gregory Stafford

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 Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Gregory Stafford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 254 shared comparable votes.

254 same votes 0 different votes 254 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
25 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
25 Aye 50 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
25 Aye 50 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
Participation
76.8 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
526 eligible divisions
818
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
181
44.8 % of votes cast
926
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
223
55.2 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

141
+80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
Appearances
106
+45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
161
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648
Contributions
213
+104.1 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£192,386
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£192,386
15 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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
Tax
98 of 108 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Energy
54 of 67 votes
#4
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Tax
254 of 318 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
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