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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.

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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 98% of the time, based on 947 shared comparable votes.

932 same votes 15 different votes 947 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
40 Aye 97 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
40 Aye 97 No
78 Aye 26 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
78 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
27 Aye 13 No
Transport 95% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 26 No
Education 97% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
68 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 105 shared votes
70 Aye 35 No
40 Aye 97 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
40 Aye 97 No
78 Aye 26 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
78 Aye 26 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
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,643 eligible divisions
834
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
620
50.1 % of votes cast
937
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
618
49.9 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Appearances
56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
80
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 385 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
£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,074
17 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 registered categories
3
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
Trade
53 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
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
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
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
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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