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Sir Edward Leigh vs Sir John Hayes

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 Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,583 shared comparable votes.

1,573 same votes 10 different votes 1,583 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
85 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 155 shared votes
85 Aye 70 No
89 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
89 Aye 25 No
39 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
39 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 39 No
Education 100% aligned 55 shared votes
16 Aye 39 No
20 Aye 35 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
20 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
72 Aye 114 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 186 shared votes
69 Aye 117 No
30 Aye 36 No
Trade 98% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
85 Aye 147 No
Tax 100% aligned 232 shared votes
84 Aye 148 No
85 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 155 shared votes
85 Aye 70 No
89 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
89 Aye 25 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 311 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 162 of 650
1,790
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,954
2,390 eligible divisions
843
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
922
47.2% of votes cast
947
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
1,032
52.8% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3% of votes cast
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

177
+90.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
Appearances
122
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650
194
+42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
Contributions
251
+99.6 vs Commons average
Rank 95 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
202 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 70 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 70 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
Tax
257 of 324 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No rebel
Aye rebel
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2B and to Lords Amendment 3B and propose amendments (a) and (b) in lieu 9 Feb 2021
Trade
No rebel
No
Agriculture Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 2 (Neil Parish) 13 May 2020
Aye rebel
No
Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 19 Jun 2019
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Amdt 1 - Main 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee NC4 - Cash 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No
Aye
European Union (Withdrawal) Act main Motion (Prime Minister) 15 Jan 2019
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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