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Sir Edward Leigh vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Ruth Jones voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 962 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 937 different votes 962 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
10 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 16 No
Energy 4% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 21 No
Benefits 3% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
70 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 120 shared votes
49 Aye 71 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 95 No
Tax 0% aligned 136 shared votes
95 Aye 41 No
86 Aye 25 No
Migration 0% aligned 111 shared votes
25 Aye 86 No
21 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
32 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 46 shared votes
14 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
Participation
78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 247 of 649
1,768
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,319
1,690 eligible divisions
833
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
689
52.2 % of votes cast
935
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
630
47.8 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
43 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
7 years, 3 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

167
+91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 649
Appearances
47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
186
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649
Contributions
67
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 423 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Migration
134 of 169 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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