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Sir Edward Leigh vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 477 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 465 different votes 477 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
6 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 15% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 10 No
Benefits 7% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 56 No
Tax 1% aligned 78 shared votes
55 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 14 No
Migration 0% aligned 40 shared votes
14 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 14 No
Migration 0% aligned 40 shared votes
14 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 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
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
838
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
941
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

174
+89.2 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
Appearances
86
+1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 650
193
+45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
Contributions
215
+67.3 vs Commons average
Rank 124 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API