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Sir Edward Leigh vs Sam Carling

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


Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Sam Carling voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 324 different votes 331 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
6 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 5% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
32 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
53 Aye 32 No
9 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
53 Aye 32 No
9 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 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
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
838
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
941
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.7% 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, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

169
+87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
Appearances
60
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 649
190
+47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
Contributions
81
-61.2 vs Commons average
Rank 392 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
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API