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Sir Edward Leigh vs Nick Timothy

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 Nick Timothy
Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Nick Timothy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 254 shared comparable votes.

254 same votes 0 different votes 254 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
25 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
25 Aye 39 No
12 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
25 Aye 39 No
12 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 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
68.8 %
4 % below average
Rank 461 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
362
526 eligible divisions
818
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
168
46.4 % of votes cast
926
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
194
53.6 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % 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
90
+29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 648
161
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648
Contributions
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 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
£194,714
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£194,714
14 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 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
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Tax
85 of 108 votes
Energy
54 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
17 of 22 votes
Tax
254 of 318 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
46 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
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 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
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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