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Sir Edward Leigh vs Lee Anderson

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 Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Lee Anderson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 930 shared comparable votes.

919 same votes 11 different votes 930 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
38 Aye 97 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
38 Aye 97 No
77 Aye 26 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
77 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 25 No
Education 97% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 12 No
Transport 97% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
68 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 105 shared votes
70 Aye 35 No
38 Aye 97 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
38 Aye 97 No
77 Aye 26 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
77 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
Participation
75.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 304 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,207
1,594 eligible divisions
818
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
604
50.0 % of votes cast
926
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
603
50.0 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

141
+81.1 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 648
Appearances
46
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 648
161
+53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648
Contributions
64
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,074
17 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
50 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 50 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Energy
54 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
54 of 58 votes
Tax
254 of 318 votes
#5
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye rebel
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
No rebel
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
No rebel
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
Aye
Aye rebel
New Clause 1: Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords] Committee Stage 17 Jun 2020
No
No
Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 17 Jun 2020
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API