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Sir Edward Leigh vs Sarah Pochin

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


Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Sarah Pochin voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 147 shared comparable votes.

138 same votes 9 different votes 147 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
9 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 3 No
Benefits 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 2 No
Transport 89% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 3 No
Benefits 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 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
57.4%
15% below average
Rank 593 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
232
404 eligible divisions
838
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
105
45.3% of votes cast
941
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
127
54.7% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
7
3.0% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
1 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

171
+87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 649
Appearances
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 649
191
+45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Contributions
118
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 280 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
£0
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
Housing
22 of 25 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Energy
6 of 8 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API