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Sir Edward Leigh vs Peter Fortune

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 Peter Fortune
Peter Fortune
Con Bromley and Biggin Hill

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Peter Fortune voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

310 same votes 0 different votes 310 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
26 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
26 Aye 53 No
20 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
26 Aye 53 No
20 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 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
72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 376 of 649
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
415
575 eligible divisions
834
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
181
43.6 % of votes cast
937
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
234
56.4 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % 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
121
+43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 650
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 186 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
£180,830
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£180,830
20 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
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
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Tax
90 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
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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