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Sir Edward Leigh vs Luke Taylor

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 Luke Taylor
Luke Taylor
LD Sutton and Cheam

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Luke Taylor voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 223 shared comparable votes.

170 same votes 53 different votes 223 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
22 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
22 Aye 35 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 16 No
Education 96% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 6 No
Defence 93% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 4 No
Transport 92% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Energy 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 3 No
Housing 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
Participation
66.5 %
6 % below average
Rank 490 of 649
1,768
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
378
568 eligible divisions
833
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
209
55.3 % of votes cast
935
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
169
44.7 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
43 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

169
+94.3 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 649
Appearances
91
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
188
+55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 649
Contributions
131
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,501
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,501
21 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Education
42 of 50 votes
Migration
134 of 169 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API