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Sir Edward Leigh vs Michael Payne

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 Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Michael Payne voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 275 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 273 different votes 275 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 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
54 Aye 28 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
54 Aye 28 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 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
77.4 %
4 % above average
Rank 267 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
407
526 eligible divisions
818
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
217
53.3 % of votes cast
926
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
190
46.7 % 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
15
-45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 648
161
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648
Contributions
16
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 605 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
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
54 of 67 votes
#4
Education
48 of 49 votes
Tax
254 of 318 votes
#5
Defence
21 of 22 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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 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