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Sir Edward Leigh vs Maya Ellis

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 Maya Ellis
Maya Ellis
Lab Ribble Valley

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Maya Ellis voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 234 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 216 different votes 234 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
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 7% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
43 Aye 29 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
43 Aye 29 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
2% above average
Rank 314 of 649
Participation
63.4%
9% below average
Rank 535 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
374
590 eligible divisions
838
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
178
47.6% of votes cast
941
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
196
52.4% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.7% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

168
+85.8 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
Appearances
48
-34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
188
+44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Contributions
54
-89.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 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
£230,920
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£230,920
2% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Tax
89 of 112 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Benefits
22 of 30 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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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