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Sir Edward Leigh vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,405 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 1,350 different votes 1,405 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
13 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 27 No
Energy 4% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
30 Aye 31 No
Trade 3% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
78 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 147 shared votes
69 Aye 78 No
Most different by topic
65 Aye 136 No
Tax 0% aligned 201 shared votes
136 Aye 65 No
86 Aye 28 No
Migration 0% aligned 114 shared votes
28 Aye 86 No
34 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 57 shared votes
36 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 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
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
838
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
56.6% of votes cast
941
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
787
43.4% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

171
+87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 649
Appearances
47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
191
+45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Contributions
44
-101.9 vs Commons average
Rank 534 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
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