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Sir Edward Leigh vs Rebecca Smith

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 Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

269 same votes 0 different votes 269 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
27 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
27 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
27 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 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
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
590 eligible divisions
838
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
196
47.1% of votes cast
941
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
220
52.9% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
150
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
191
+45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Contributions
268
+122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 76 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
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
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
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Tax
88 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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