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Sir Edward Leigh vs Kim Leadbeater

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 Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Kim Leadbeater voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 759 shared comparable votes.

16 same votes 743 different votes 759 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
6 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 18 No
Benefits 4% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 22 No
Energy 3% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
50 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 98 shared votes
47 Aye 51 No
44 Aye 83 No
Tax 0% aligned 127 shared votes
83 Aye 44 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 83 No
Tax 0% aligned 127 shared votes
83 Aye 44 No
65 Aye 22 No
Migration 0% aligned 87 shared votes
22 Aye 65 No
11 Aye 30 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
30 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 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
82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 151 of 649
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,090
1,325 eligible divisions
834
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
567
52.0 % of votes cast
937
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
523
48.0 % 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
5 years, 1 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Appearances
4
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 613 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
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Education
63 of 65 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
129 of 142 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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