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Sir Edward Leigh vs Torsten Bell

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 Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Torsten Bell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 239 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 235 different votes 239 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 13 No
Benefits 5% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
43 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
43 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
Participation
71.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 406 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
376
526 eligible divisions
818
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
56.1 % of votes cast
926
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
165
43.9 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

141
+80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
Appearances
73
+12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 648
161
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648
Contributions
408
+299.1 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Energy
54 of 67 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 17 votes
Tax
254 of 318 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API