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Sir Edward Leigh vs John Cooper

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and John Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 1 different votes 315 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
29 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
29 Aye 50 No
15 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
29 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
29 Aye 50 No
15 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
2% above average
Rank 314 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
838
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
180
42.3% of votes cast
941
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
246
57.7% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

171
+87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 649
Appearances
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
191
+45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Contributions
115
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 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
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API