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Sir Keir Starmer vs Sir Edward Leigh

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Sir Keir Starmer and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 738 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 707 different votes 738 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
3 Aye 4 No
Energy 14% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
93 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 150 shared votes
59 Aye 91 No
34 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
64 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
23 Aye 64 No
Most different by topic
64 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
23 Aye 64 No
16 Aye 34 No
Migration 0% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 23 No
Trade 0% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 19 No
Transport 0% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

38.4 %
35 % below average
Rank 633 of 647
Participation
75.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 307 of 647
893
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,753
2,323 eligible divisions
545
61.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
825
47.1 % of votes cast
348
39.0 % of votes cast
No votes
928
52.9 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

44
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 647
Appearances
157
+93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 647
1,405
+1291.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 647
Contributions
177
+63.2 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£232,065
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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
161 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Trade
51 of 88 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Transport
42 of 91 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Protection (Coronavirus, wearing of face coverings) (England) regulations 2021 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
Aye
Proceedings during the pandemic 16 Jun 2021
Aye
Aye
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
Aye
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers and Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021, No 97) 10 Feb 2021
Aye
Aye
Draft West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Functions) Order 2021 27 Jan 2021
Aye
Aye
Public Health (S.I. No. 8) 6 Jan 2021
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
European Union (Future Relationship) Bill: Third Reading 30 Dec 2020
Aye
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