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Sir Edward Leigh vs Jim Shannon

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 Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Jim Shannon voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 1,539 shared comparable votes.

1,221 same votes 318 different votes 1,539 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
0 Aye 4 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 22 No
Energy 93% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
70 Aye 113 No
Brexit / EU 91% aligned 183 shared votes
64 Aye 119 No
19 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 35 No
Education 90% aligned 49 shared votes
17 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 30 No
Benefits 53% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
10 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 53% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
75 Aye 25 No
Migration 55% aligned 100 shared votes
62 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 24 No
Defence 59% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 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
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
834
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
937
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Appearances
1,221
+1143.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
1,524
+1385.7 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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