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Sir Edward Leigh vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Hilary Benn voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,390 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 1,346 different votes 1,390 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
16 Aye 23 No
Energy 5% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
73 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 139 shared votes
66 Aye 73 No
68 Aye 98 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 166 shared votes
100 Aye 66 No
15 Aye 28 No
Benefits 2% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
63 Aye 130 No
Tax 0% aligned 193 shared votes
130 Aye 63 No
95 Aye 28 No
Migration 0% aligned 123 shared votes
28 Aye 95 No
22 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 27 No
Trade 0% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 41 No
Education 0% aligned 54 shared votes
41 Aye 13 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
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 264 of 649
1,768
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,816
2,354 eligible divisions
833
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,032
56.8 % of votes cast
935
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
784
43.2 % 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
27 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

167
+91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 649
Appearances
54
-21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
186
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649
Contributions
435
+301.7 vs Commons average
Rank 24 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
68 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
134 of 169 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 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
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
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
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
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 (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
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