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Stephen Kinnock vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock
Lab Aberafan Maesteg
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Stephen Kinnock and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,375 shared comparable votes.

48 same votes 1,327 different votes 1,375 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 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
29 Aye 16 No
Energy 4% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
32 Aye 25 No
Trade 4% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
61 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 126 shared votes
65 Aye 61 No
16 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 93 No
Migration 0% aligned 121 shared votes
93 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 35 No
Transport 0% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
37 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 50 shared votes
13 Aye 37 No
22 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 299 of 649
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,783
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
1,010
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
773
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

101
+23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
356
+217.7 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650
Contributions
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,167,873
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£312,875
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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

Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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