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Sir Edward Leigh vs Jim Allister

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 Jim Allister
Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Jim Allister voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 256 shared comparable votes.

239 same votes 17 different votes 256 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
6 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 50% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Housing 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 88% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
Participation
69.6 %
3 % below average
Rank 438 of 649
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
400
575 eligible divisions
834
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
196
49.0 % of votes cast
937
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
204
51.0 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Appearances
193
+115.1 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 650
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
247
+108.7 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Education
42 of 50 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 111 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Migration
10 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 27 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Football Governance Bills [Lords]: Second Reading 28 Apr 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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