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Sir Edward Leigh vs Rebecca Paul

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


Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

294 same votes 1 different votes 295 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
26 Aye 39 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
26 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
26 Aye 39 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
2% above average
Rank 314 of 649
Participation
78.8%
6% above average
Rank 226 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
590 eligible divisions
838
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
44.9% of votes cast
941
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
256
55.1% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

171
+87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 649
Appearances
104
+20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 649
191
+45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Contributions
152
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 204 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API