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Sir Edward Leigh vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and James Murray voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 869 shared comparable votes.

24 same votes 845 different votes 869 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
10 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 21 No
Energy 7% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 4% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
45 Aye 99 No
Tax 0% aligned 144 shared votes
99 Aye 45 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 99 No
Tax 0% aligned 144 shared votes
99 Aye 45 No
78 Aye 24 No
Migration 0% aligned 102 shared votes
24 Aye 78 No
60 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 94 shared votes
34 Aye 60 No
25 Aye 18 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 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 313 of 649
Participation
73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 354 of 649
1,769
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,199
1,638 eligible divisions
834
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
641
53.5 % of votes cast
935
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
558
46.5 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
43 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

167
+91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 649
Appearances
71
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
186
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 649
Contributions
620
+485.5 vs Commons average
Rank 10 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
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
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API