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Sir Edward Leigh vs Sarah Edwards

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 Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Sarah Edwards voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 290 different votes 293 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
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 5% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 56 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
56 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 6 No
Migration 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 56 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
56 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 6 No
Migration 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 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
63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 539 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
695 eligible divisions
818
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
256
58.0 % of votes cast
926
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
185
42.0 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 7 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

141
+80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
Appearances
37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648
161
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648
Contributions
59
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 410 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
£322,568
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£237,152
5 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 12 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
Energy
54 of 67 votes
#4
Tax
94 of 135 votes
Tax
254 of 318 votes
#5
Migration
33 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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