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Sir Edward Leigh vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,188 shared comparable votes.

945 same votes 243 different votes 1,188 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
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
13 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 26 No
Education 94% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 2 No
Housing 92% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 21 No
Benefits 56% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 22 No
Defence 56% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
62 Aye 20 No
Migration 61% aligned 82 shared votes
52 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 66% aligned 53 shared votes
17 Aye 36 No

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

Voting record

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
834
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
937
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Appearances
102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
195 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill: Instruction (Scotland) 29 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Rwanda Bill motion to disagree with Lords amendment 10F 22 Apr 2024
No
Aye
Safety of Rwanda Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 10D 17 Apr 2024
No
Aye
That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 10B 15 Apr 2024
No
No
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]: New Clause 4 19 Mar 2024
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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