Sir Edward Leigh — Hear, Hear

Voting record

0

Voted for

7

Voted against

2

Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Sir Edward Leigh’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Bill votes All votes Live bills

Whip meter Estimate 95%

How often Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way as most of the Conservative party, across every recorded division. Parliament doesn’t publish whether a vote was officially whipped, so this is our best estimate from the public record — not a confirmed fact.

Recent votes

Representation of the People Bill — voted No at 3rd reading

Immigration and Asylum Bill — voted didn't vote at 2nd reading

Railways Bill — voted No at 3rd reading

Courts and Tribunals Bill — voted No at 2nd reading

Railways Bill — voted No at 2nd reading

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill — voted No at 2nd reading

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted No at 3rd reading

Government & opposition roles

Sir Edward Leigh doesn’t currently hold a government or shadow front-bench post, but has in the past. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Previously held

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Trade and Industry) — Department of Trade and Industry (1990-11-02 to 1993-05-27) Government

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Sir Edward Leigh →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: (1) APPG Italy (2) Italian Inter Parliamentary Union
Address of donor: (1) House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA (2) Piazza Montecitorio, 00186 ROMA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Meals for myself and my staff member (£180.58), taxis for myself and my staff member (56.60), value £237.18 (2) Tour of the Colosseum for myself and my staff memeber (£113.20) and lunch for myself (£47.76), value £160.96
Destination of visit: Italy (Rome)
Dates of visit: 5 October 2025 to 8 October 2025
Purpose of visit: Fostering closer relations between Italy and the United Kingdom
(Registered 3 November 2025)

8. Miscellaneous

Barrister, not currently practising.
(Registered 22 May 2015)

Crime & justice

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Name: Mary Leigh
Relationship: Spouse
Role: Office Manager
Working pattern: Full time

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Sir Edward Leigh yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Sir Edward Leigh has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£224,847.81 paid out to or for Sir Edward Leigh across 135 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Sir Edward Leigh’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category

Staffing — £195,220.48 (1 claim)

Accommodation — £12,783.88 (72 claims)

Office Costs — £10,587.55 (53 claims)

MP Travel — £5,537.55 (7 claims)

Staff Travel — £718.35 (2 claims)

Most recent claims

Utilities — £80.90, 2026-02-04 — Electricity

Bought-in services — £474.00, 2026-01-06 — Parliamentary accountancy

Utilities — £173.00, 2026-01-01 — Other fuel

Council tax — £268.00, 2026-01-01 — 10th Council Tax Payment by Direct Debit

Stationery & printing — £200.40, 2025-12-10 — Banner January 2026

Utilities — £61.69, 2025-12-03 — Electricity

Utilities — £173.00, 2025-12-01 — Other fuel

Council tax — £268.00, 2025-12-01 — 9th Council Tax Payment by Direct Debit

Every claim on file for Sir Edward Leigh →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Sir Edward Leigh — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Sir Edward Leigh’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Sir Edward Leigh is a listed officer of 5 All-Party Parliamentary Groups on file. See APPGs for the full register and the biggest funders overall.

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Lebanon — Vice Chair

No declared funding on file.

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Christianity in the Holy Land — Vice Chair

Declared funding: Good Faith Partnership (£19,501-21,000).

All-Party Parliamentary Group on France — Treasurer

No declared funding on file.

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Malaysia — Chair & Registered Contact

No declared funding on file.

All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Holy See — Co-Chair

No declared funding on file.

Who funds these groups

Biggest declared funder across these groups: Good Faith Partnership — about £20,250.50 across 1 group (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Christianity in the Holy Land).

Good Faith Partnership — about £20,250.50, 1 group

Read this carefully: funding is declared by the group (often to pay for a secretariat that runs it), not paid to Sir Edward Leigh personally, and declaring it is a legal requirement rather than a sign of wrongdoing. This only covers groups Sir Edward Leigh is a listed officer of — ordinary members aren’t published. Amounts are Parliament’s own figures; where it gave a banded range the midpoint is used, so totals are approximate. Funders are grouped by name, so the same organisation spelled very differently may appear twice.