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Sir Edward Leigh vs Seema Malhotra

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 Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,282 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 1,236 different votes 1,282 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
11 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 26 No
Energy 5% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 20 No
Benefits 3% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
67 Aye 99 No
Brexit / EU 1% aligned 166 shared votes
99 Aye 67 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 129 No
Tax 0% aligned 187 shared votes
129 Aye 58 No
92 Aye 27 No
Migration 0% aligned 119 shared votes
27 Aye 92 No
61 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 98 shared votes
37 Aye 61 No
27 Aye 23 No
Transport 0% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 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
68.1%
4% below average
Rank 459 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,619
2,376 eligible divisions
838
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
56.0% of votes cast
941
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.0% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
14 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

171
+87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 649
Appearances
63
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
191
+45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Contributions
335
+189.1 vs Commons average
Rank 51 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
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
183 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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