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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 79% of the time, based on 1,181 shared comparable votes.

938 same votes 243 different votes 1,181 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 10 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 25 No
Education 94% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 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

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
Participation
62.3 %
11 % below average
Rank 555 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,440
2,312 eligible divisions
818
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
49.5 % of votes cast
926
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
727
50.5 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

141
+81.1 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 648
Appearances
88
+28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 648
161
+53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648
Contributions
111
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 648

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
0
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
195 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Trade
67 of 88 votes
Energy
54 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
44 of 59 votes
Tax
254 of 318 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 67 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 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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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