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Sir Edward Leigh vs Steve Reed

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 Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Steve Reed voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,149 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 1,111 different votes 1,149 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
12 Aye 24 No
Energy 8% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 17 No
Benefits 4% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
66 Aye 98 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 164 shared votes
100 Aye 64 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 128 No
Tax 0% aligned 186 shared votes
128 Aye 58 No
65 Aye 19 No
Migration 0% aligned 84 shared votes
19 Aye 65 No
19 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 26 No
Transport 0% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 30 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
30 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
Participation
61.9 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 649
1,768
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,457
2,354 eligible divisions
833
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
857
58.8 % of votes cast
935
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
600
41.2 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
43 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
13 years, 7 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

167
+91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 649
Appearances
53
-22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 649
186
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649
Contributions
417
+283.7 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Trade
65 of 89 votes
Migration
134 of 169 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Second Reading 3 Nov 2021
Energy
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
Aye
Proceedings during the pandemic 16 Jun 2021
Aye
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