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Sir Edward Leigh vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,465 shared comparable votes.

1,450 same votes 15 different votes 1,465 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
71 Aye 135 No
Tax 100% aligned 206 shared votes
71 Aye 135 No
82 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
82 Aye 53 No
95 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
95 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
37 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
37 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 35 No
Education 96% aligned 47 shared votes
14 Aye 33 No
18 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
65 Aye 94 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 159 shared votes
63 Aye 96 No
22 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
71 Aye 135 No
Tax 100% aligned 206 shared votes
71 Aye 135 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 311 of 650
Participation
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 97 of 650
1,790
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,808
2,135 eligible divisions
843
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
893
49.4% of votes cast
947
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
915
50.6% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

177
+90.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
Appearances
19
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 650
194
+42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
Contributions
23
-128.4 vs Commons average
Rank 603 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 70 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
45 of 47 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Tax
257 of 324 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
83 of 90 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
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
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
Aye
Aye rebel
New Clause 1: Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords] Committee Stage 17 Jun 2020
No
No rebel
Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]: Second Reading 8 Jun 2020
Aye
No
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sept 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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