Voting Record — Edward Leigh MP, Gainsborough (10352)

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
6 May 2010	still in office	Con	29 votes out of 509, 5.7%	509 votes out of 799, 63.7%	1 time
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	17 votes out of 760, 2.2%	760 votes out of 1288, 59.0%	7 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Con	18 votes out of 809, 2.2%	809 votes out of 1246, 64.9%	12 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Con	9 votes out of 822, 1.1%	822 votes out of 1274, 64.5%	24 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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House	Date	Subject	Edward Leigh	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	6 Feb 2013	Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day: First Part] — Suicide Prevention — Provision of Information by the Council	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Carry-over)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Programme) — Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Money)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Programme)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2013	Succession to the Crown Bill — New Clause 1 — Removal of disqualification arising from faith	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	18 Dec 2012	Justice and Security Bill [Lords]	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2012	European Union Free Movement Directive 2004 (Disapplication) — Multiannual Financial Framework	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	United Kingdom Borders — Sittings of the House (Tuesdays) (11.30 am to 7.00 pm)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Jul 2012	House of Lords Reform Bill — 2nd Reading vote	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Jul 2012	Finance Bill (Ways and Means) — Clause 8 — High income child benefit charge	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Apr 2012	Business of the House — Schedule 1 — High income child benefit charge	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Apr 2012	Business of the House — Clause 8 — High income child benefit charge	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Apr 2012	Diabetes Prevention (Soft Drinks) — New Clause 7 — VAT: Protected Buildings	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Communities and Local Government — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Feb 2012	Adjournment (Easter, May, Whitsun, Summer, Conference, November and Christmas) — Clause 9 — Street trading: vehicles and the internet	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Feb 2012	Adjournment (Easter, May, Whitsun, Summer, Conference, November and Christmas) — Clause 9 — Street trading: vehicles and the internet	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Oct 2011	Backbench Business — [34th Allotted Day] — National Referendum on the European Union	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Oct 2011	Defence — Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme) (No. 3)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Oct 2011	Defence — Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme) (No. 3)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Sep 2011	Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2011	Business of the House (18 July) — International Monetary Fund	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jun 2011	Bail (Amendment) — New Clause 5 — Transfer of personal allowances between spouses	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Jun 2011	Prayers — Employment Opportunities Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2011	Royal Assent — Eurozone Financial Assistance	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Apr 2011	Broadcasting (Public Service Content) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jan 2011	European Union Bill — Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 8 — 40% Minimum Turnout for Automatic Action on AV Referendum Result	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Jul 2010	Use of the House of Commons Chamber by the United Kingdom Youth Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
11 May 2010	Stopped being Chairman, Public Accounts Committee
11 May 2010	Stopped being a member of the Liaison Committee
House	Date	Subject	Edward Leigh	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	8 Apr 2010	Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill — Clause 2 — New procedure for proposals under Sustainable Communities Act 2007	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	12 Mar 2010	Prayers — Clause 8 — Obstruction etc. of authorised officers	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Mar 2010	Prayers — New Clause 1 — Restrictions on sale or hire of sunbeds	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Mar 2010	Backbench Business Committee	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	21 Jan 2010	Food Industry Competitiveness — Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [ Lords]	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	21 Jan 2010	Food Industry Competitiveness — Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [ Lords]	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	19 May 2009	Commission for the Compact — New Clause 25 — Paying for sexual services of a prostitute known to be trafficked or coerced: England and Wales	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2009	Commission for the Compact — New Clause 4 — Loitering: decriminalisation of under 18 year olds	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	1 Apr 2009	Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill [ Lords] (Programme)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Mar 2009	Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill — Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Mar 2009	Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill — Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Mar 2009	Theft from Shops (Use of Penalty Notices for Disorder) — Family Law	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Short Speeches	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	September Sittings	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Jun 2006	Orders of the Day — New Clause 6 — Annual reports: parliamentary approval	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails	minority	aye	Rebel
1 Nov 2005	Became Chairman, Public Accounts Committee
1 Nov 2005	Became a member of the Liaison Committee
Commons	19 Jul 2005	Crossrail Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
14 Jul 2005	Became a member of the Public Accounts Committee
House	Date	Subject	Mr Edward Leigh	Con Vote	Rôle
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being Chairman, Public Accounts Committee
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being a member of the Liaison Committee
Commons	5 Apr 2005	Mental Capacity Bill — Clause 2 — People who lack capacity	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Mar 2005	Health and Safety (Directors' Duties) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Dec 2004	Identity Cards Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2004	Mental Capacity Bill — New Clause 5 — Appointment of independent advocates (No. 2)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2004	Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords] — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Oct 2004	Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill — Discrimination: Private Clubs	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Oct 2004	Civil Partnership Bill [Lords]	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
28 May 2004	Became Chairman, Public Accounts Committee
28 May 2004	Became a member of the Liaison Committee
Commons	12 May 2004	Deferred Division — Visitor Facilities	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 May 2004	Visitor Facilities	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Apr 2004	Protective Headgear for Young Cyclists Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	22 Apr 2004	Security Screen	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Feb 2004	Gender Recognition Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Jun 2003	High Hedges (No. 2) Bill — New Clause 6 — Complaint Where Relevant Authority is Owner or Occupier of Land	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	20 Jun 2003	High Hedges (No. 2) Bill — New Clause 3 — Adoption of Provisions by Relevant Authorities	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	13 Jun 2003	Fireworks Bill — Clause 10 — Training Courses	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Jun 2003	Fireworks Bill — Clause 1 — Introduction	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Tuesdays	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Treasury	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jun 2001	Deferred Divisions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Jun 2001	Programming of Bills	tellno	no	Teller
House	Date	Subject	Mr Edward Leigh	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	10 Apr 2001	International Development Bill (Programme) (No. 2)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 Mar 2001	Election of a Speaker — Election of Speaker by secret ballot	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Mar 2001	Christmas Day (Trading) Bill	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	1 Mar 2001	House of Commons (Removal of Clergy Disqualification) Bill - Short title, commencement and extent	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Feb 2001	Hunting Bill - Disposal of fallen stock	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	22 Jan 2001	Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill [Money]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Deregulation	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Fisheries: Total Allowable Catches and Quotas 2001	both	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Jun 2000	Census (Amendment) Bill [Lords]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 May 2000	Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Bill [Lords]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 May 2000	Nuclear Safeguards Bill [Lords] - Rights of searching persons	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 May 2000	Armed Forces (Minimum Age of Recruitment)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Apr 2000	Medical Treatment (Prevention of Euthanasia) Bill — Consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Apr 2000	Organ Transplants (Presumed Consent)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Apr 2000	Nuclear Safeguards Bill [Lords]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Apr 2000	Nuclear Safeguards Bill [Lords]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Feb 2000	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Dec 1999	Delegated Legislation - Agriculture	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Nov 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Jul 1999	Deregulation - Millennium Licensing	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Jul 1999	Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill - Sale of shares or other securities	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 1999	Referendums Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 1999	Referendums Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jan 1999	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Nov 1998	Stakeholder Pension	minority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	3 Jul 1998	Fireworks Bill - Prohibition of supply etc. of other explosives.	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	3 Jul 1998	Fireworks Bill - Training courses	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 Jun 1998	Crime and Disorder Bill — Reduce age of consent for homosexual acts to 16	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 1998	Waste Minimisation Bill [Money]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 1998	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill - Circumstances in which shooting is unsafe or impractical	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 1998	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill	Majority	aye	Rebel

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
91%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Ban fox hunting
50%	Business and community control of schools: For
100%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
1%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
0%	Crossrail - In favour
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
86%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
13%	European Union - For
10%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
0%	Fox hunting - Ban
79%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
11%	Fully Elected House of Lords
76%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
0%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
3%	Identity cards - For introduction
94%	Increase VAT
35%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
90%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
66%	No detention without charge or trial
42%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50%	Nuclear power - For
50%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
4%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
96%	Post office closures - against
100%	Privatise Royal Mail
71%	Promote Occupational Pensions
36%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
54%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
97%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
99%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
12%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42%	Right to strike
85%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
15%	Smoking ban - In favour
59%	Stop climate change
98%	Termination of pregnancy - against
14%	Terrorism laws - For
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
92%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54%	Transparency of Parliament
83%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
92%	University education fees - Should be free
41%	University Tuition Fees - For
50%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
17%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2010-present, Westminster Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both MPs attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between MPs that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

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Voting Record — Edward Leigh MP, Gainsborough (10352)

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