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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 262 shared comparable votes.

261 same votes 1 different votes 262 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
24 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
24 Aye 39 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
24 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
24 Aye 39 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 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
78.5 %
5 % above average
Rank 246 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
526 eligible divisions
818
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
178
43.1 % of votes cast
926
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
235
56.9 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

141
+80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
Appearances
65
+4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 648
161
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648
Contributions
101
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 231 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Energy
54 of 67 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Tax
254 of 318 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API