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Sir Edward Leigh vs Nigel Farage

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Nigel Farage voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 114 shared comparable votes.

113 same votes 1 different votes 114 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
12 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 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
32.3 %
41 % below average
Rank 637 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
170
526 eligible divisions
818
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
84
49.4 % of votes cast
926
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
86
50.6 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.6 % of votes cast
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

141
+81.1 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 648
Appearances
14
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 648
161
+53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 602 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
£156,380
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£156,380
31 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
35
7 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
27 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
7 of 11 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Housing
17 of 31 votes
Energy
54 of 67 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
Tax
254 of 318 votes
#5
Defence
10 of 22 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API