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Sir Edward Leigh vs Katie Lam

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 Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Katie Lam voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

286 same votes 0 different votes 286 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 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
29 Aye 46 No
20 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
29 Aye 46 No
20 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 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
68.0%
5% below average
Rank 465 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
401
590 eligible divisions
838
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
48.4% of votes cast
941
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
207
51.6% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
191
+45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Contributions
128
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 250 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
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Tax
102 of 112 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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