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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.

Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough
vs
Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 465 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 454 different votes 465 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
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
25 Aye 14 No
Migration 0% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 14 No
Migration 0% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 19 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 301 of 647
Participation
64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 647
1,761
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
678
1,044 eligible divisions
831
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
373
55.0 % of votes cast
930
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
305
45.0 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

159
+92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Appearances
84
+17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 650
178
+60.0 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 650
Contributions
264
+146.0 vs Commons average
Rank 55 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
3
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
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Defence
55 of 64 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 30 votes
Energy
54 of 67 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Tax
254 of 318 votes
#5
Housing
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
Aye
draft Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 2022 7 Dec 2022
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API