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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 282 shared comparable votes.

282 same votes 0 different votes 282 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

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
Participation
69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 451 of 649
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
397
575 eligible divisions
834
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
192
48.4 % of votes cast
937
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
205
51.6 % 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
100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 260 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
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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 111 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
5 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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