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Sir Edward Leigh vs Rachel Hopkins

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 Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 992 shared comparable votes.

24 same votes 968 different votes 992 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
10 Aye 22 No
Energy 3% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 23 No
Benefits 3% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
68 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 117 shared votes
48 Aye 69 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 106 No
Tax 0% aligned 152 shared votes
106 Aye 46 No
87 Aye 26 No
Migration 0% aligned 113 shared votes
26 Aye 87 No
21 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 18 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 43 shared votes
12 Aye 31 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
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 102 of 649
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,393
1,643 eligible divisions
834
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
742
53.3 % of votes cast
937
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
651
46.7 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Appearances
89
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
104
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 299 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
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
52 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 154 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) 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
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
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