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Sir Edward Leigh vs Taiwo Owatemi

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 Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 778 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 745 different votes 778 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
8 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 17 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 3% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
56 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 97 shared votes
41 Aye 56 No
29 Aye 97 No
Tax 1% aligned 126 shared votes
96 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 19 No
Migration 0% aligned 80 shared votes
19 Aye 61 No
21 Aye 18 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 37 shared votes
9 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 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
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
838
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
941
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

171
+87.4 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Appearances
5
-78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
191
+45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Contributions
5
-140.7 vs Commons average
Rank 629 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
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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