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Sir Edward Leigh vs Harriet Cross

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 Harriet Cross
Harriet Cross
Con Gordon and Buchan

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Harriet Cross voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 264 shared comparable votes.

263 same votes 1 different votes 264 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
23 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
23 Aye 46 No
21 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
23 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
23 Aye 46 No
21 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 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
73.6 %
same as average
Rank 357 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
387
526 eligible divisions
818
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
179
46.3 % of votes cast
926
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
208
53.7 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % 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
93
+32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 648
161
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648
Contributions
166
+57.1 vs Commons average
Rank 100 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
£178,612
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£178,612
21 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Tax
97 of 108 votes
Energy
54 of 67 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Tax
254 of 318 votes
#5
Defence
18 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye rebel
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
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
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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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