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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 274 shared comparable votes.

274 same votes 0 different votes 274 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
27 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
27 Aye 39 No
12 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
27 Aye 39 No
12 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
Participation
69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 450 of 649
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
397
575 eligible divisions
834
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
190
47.9 % of votes cast
937
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
207
52.1 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Appearances
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 288 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
£194,714
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£194,714
14 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
20
5 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
38 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Tax
87 of 111 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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