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Sir Edward Leigh vs Samantha Dixon

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 Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 457 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 446 different votes 457 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
7 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 7% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
32 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
33 Aye 49 No
Tax 1% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
49 Aye 11 No
Migration 0% aligned 60 shared votes
11 Aye 49 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 11 No
Migration 0% aligned 60 shared votes
11 Aye 49 No
14 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 19 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

75.0%
3% above average
Rank 304 of 649
Participation
73.8%
2% above average
Rank 329 of 649
1,776
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
731
991 eligible divisions
837
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
358
49.0% of votes cast
939
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
373
51.0% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
3 years, 9 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

164
+84.0 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 649
Appearances
71
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 649
183
+43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Contributions
285
+145.6 vs Commons average
Rank 58 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
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
Trade
20 of 23 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Migration
83 of 97 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
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
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
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