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Sir Edward Leigh vs Kate Osborne

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 Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Kate Osborne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 781 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 756 different votes 781 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
11 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 4% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
50 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 84 shared votes
33 Aye 51 No
8 Aye 20 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 83 No
Tax 0% aligned 122 shared votes
83 Aye 39 No
87 Aye 24 No
Migration 0% aligned 111 shared votes
24 Aye 87 No
15 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 11 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 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
63.9 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
1,769
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,046
1,638 eligible divisions
834
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
542
51.8 % of votes cast
935
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
504
48.2 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
15
1.4 % 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
5
-70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
186
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 649
Contributions
5
-129.5 vs Commons average
Rank 627 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
£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£344,831
52 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Migration
131 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 37 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
34 of 44 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Trade
39 of 51 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Education
50 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
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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
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
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