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Sir Edward Leigh vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Paula Barker voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 920 shared comparable votes.

27 same votes 893 different votes 920 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
9 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 23 No
Benefits 5% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 16 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
61 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 110 shared votes
48 Aye 62 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 86 No
Tax 0% aligned 126 shared votes
86 Aye 40 No
86 Aye 18 No
Migration 0% aligned 104 shared votes
18 Aye 86 No
23 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 18 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
Participation
78.9 %
6 % above average
Rank 226 of 649
1,769
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,293
1,638 eligible divisions
834
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
678
52.4 % of votes cast
935
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
615
47.6 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
43 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

167
+91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 649
Appearances
59
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 649
186
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 649
Contributions
66
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API