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Sir Edward Leigh vs Tom Rutland

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 Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Tom Rutland voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 304 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 298 different votes 304 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
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 9% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
32 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
55 Aye 32 No
5 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
55 Aye 32 No
5 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 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
82.0%
9% above average
Rank 159 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
590 eligible divisions
838
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
49.0% of votes cast
941
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
247
51.0% of votes cast
22
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

168
+86.2 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
Appearances
57
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 649
188
+45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
Contributions
72
-70.6 vs Commons average
Rank 433 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
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4% below average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Tax
256 of 322 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 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
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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