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Sir Edward Leigh vs Sir Mark Hendrick

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 Mark Hendrick
Sir Mark Hendrick
Lab Preston

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Sir Mark Hendrick voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,047 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 1,007 different votes 1,047 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
9 Aye 12 No
Energy 10% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
68 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 107 shared votes
39 Aye 68 No
9 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 12 No
Benefits 4% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
64 Aye 96 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 160 shared votes
98 Aye 62 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 92 No
Tax 0% aligned 139 shared votes
92 Aye 47 No
56 Aye 26 No
Migration 0% aligned 82 shared votes
26 Aye 56 No
27 Aye 22 No
Transport 0% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 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
55.8%
17% below average
Rank 602 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,326
2,376 eligible divisions
838
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
731
55.1% of votes cast
941
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
595
44.9% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6% of votes cast
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
25 years, 10 months
Since 23 Nov 2000

Debates

171
+87.4 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Appearances
3
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 650
191
+45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Contributions
6
-139.7 vs Commons average
Rank 628 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
£2,661,205
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£295,956
31% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
175 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
NHS / Health
37 of 56 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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