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Sir Edward Leigh vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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


Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,311 shared comparable votes.

1,297 same votes 14 different votes 1,311 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
64 Aye 137 No
Tax 100% aligned 201 shared votes
64 Aye 137 No
75 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
75 Aye 56 No
33 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 24 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
79 Aye 27 No
Migration 97% aligned 106 shared votes
76 Aye 30 No
7 Aye 32 No
Education 97% aligned 39 shared votes
8 Aye 31 No
63 Aye 104 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 167 shared votes
61 Aye 106 No
64 Aye 137 No
Tax 100% aligned 201 shared votes
64 Aye 137 No
75 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
75 Aye 56 No

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

Voting record

75.0%
3% above average
Rank 308 of 650
Participation
65.8%
7% below average
Rank 504 of 650
1,803
2,404 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,404 eligible divisions
852
47.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
747
47.2% of votes cast
951
52.7% of votes cast
No votes
834
52.8% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

178
+90.2 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
Appearances
14
-73.8 vs Commons average
Rank 614 of 650
194
+40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 650
Contributions
22
-131.1 vs Commons average
Rank 608 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
16
3 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
173 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 81 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 94 votes
Tax
257 of 324 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 171 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

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