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Sir Edward Leigh vs Lucy Rigby

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 Lucy Rigby
Lucy Rigby
Lab Northampton North

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Lucy Rigby voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 203 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 200 different votes 203 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
44 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
44 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 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
60.6 %
13 % below average
Rank 577 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
319
526 eligible divisions
818
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
161
50.5 % of votes cast
926
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
158
49.5 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

141
+80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
Appearances
54
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 648
161
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648
Contributions
243
+134.1 vs Commons average
Rank 51 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
£163,015
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£163,015
28 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Transport
19 of 21 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Energy
54 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
16 of 22 votes
Tax
254 of 318 votes
#5
Migration
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API