Sir Edward Leigh
MP since 9 Jun 1983
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The Rt Hon Sir Edward Leigh is the Conservative MP for Gainsborough, and has been an MP continually since 9 June 1983. He is Father of the House of Commons.
1772
Votes Cast
N/A
Expenses
3,532
Majority
35.6%
Vote Share
Expenses
No expense data available.
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 46,685 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
22
Written Questions
35
Oral Questions
256
Debates Spoken In⚑
440
Speeches⚑
364
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
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6 NOPension Schemes Bill
6 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Pension Schemes Bill
6 votes · 15 Apr 2026
4 NOChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
4 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
4 votes · 15 Apr 2026
7 NOCrime and Policing Bill
7 votes · 14 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
7 votes · 14 Apr 2026
5 NOVictims and Courts Bill
5 votes · 25 Mar 2026
Victims and Courts Bill
5 votes · 25 Mar 2026
2 AYEOpposition Day Motion
2 votes · 24 Mar 2026
Opposition Day Motion
2 votes · 24 Mar 2026
Financial Interests(4)
Visits outside the UK
Yachad
£1,958
Visits outside the UK
Yachad
- Name of donor
- Yachad
- Address of donor
- Star House, 104-108 Grafton Road, London NW5 4BA
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights, accommodation, hospitality and travel, value £1,958
- Destination of visit
- Israel and Palestine
- Dates of visit
- 16 February 2025 to 20 February 2025
- Purpose of visit
- To meet victims of violence in Israel and the West Bank, and a range of individuals and organisations, to understand the steps needed to achieve a resolution to the Israel-Palestine conflict and to respond to the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Registered 3 March 2025
Visits outside the UK
(1) APPG Italy (2) Italian Inter Parliamentary Union
£181
Visits outside the UK
(1) APPG Italy (2) Italian Inter Parliamentary Union
- 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
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Barrister, not currently practising. (Registered 22 May 2015)
Registered 22 May 2015
Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
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Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
- Name
- Mary Leigh
- Relationship
- Spouse
- Role
- Office Manager
- Working pattern
- Full time
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sir in Parliament
TREATMENT OF CHRISTIANS IN IRAQ
59 signaturesThat this House is deeply concerned by the mass exodus of Iraqi Christians, which has decimated much of Iraq's ancient Assyrian-Chaldean community; notes that the Assyrian-Chaldeans make up over 95 per cent. of Iraq's Christians and that this exodus has largely been caused by esc
23 Mar 2010
KILLING OF CHRISTIANS IN MOSUL
39 signaturesThat this House is deeply concerned by the targeted assassinations of Christians in Mosul, northern Iraq, in September and October 2008, which killed at least 14 Iraqi Christians and displaced over 2,000 Christian families from that city; notes that a Washington Times news report
21 Jul 2009
REFORM OF THE SPEAKERSHIP AND SELECT COMMITTEES
103 signaturesThat this House believes that the Government should not control all the time on the floor of the House; considers that Parliament should be reinstated as an independent forum by empowering the Speaker, select committees and backbenchers; further believes that the Speaker, through
10 Jun 2009
TREATMENT OF CHRISTIANS IN IRAQ
67 signaturesThat this House is deeply concerned by the mass exodus of Iraqi Christians, which has decimated much of Iraq's ancient Assyrian-Chaldean community; notes that the Assyrian-Chaldeans make up over 95 per cent. of Iraq's Christians and that this exodus has largely been caused by esc
17 Dec 2008
MARGINALISED CHILDREN, CORRUPTION AND THE ABUSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS
92 signaturesThat this House recognises that one of the main sources of the suffering endured by former child soldiers, street children, children in conflict with the law and other marginalised people in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and other developing countries is cor
19 Apr 2007
ST GEORGE'S FLAG
48 signaturesThat this House regrets that members of the catering staff were told to take down the largest of some St George's flags from the walls of the Terrace Cafeteria for fear that it might upset some people.
24 Jul 2006
LINCOLNSHIRE SAUSAGE
20 signaturesThat this House believes the Lincolnshire Sausage to be a valuable part of British culinary culture; congratulates the organisers of the annual Lincolnshire Sausage Festival on their work towards celebrating the sausage and protecting it against inferior facsimiles; and urges the
27 Oct 2005
THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL'S ACCESS TO THE BBC
3 signaturesThat this House believes that the National Audit Office should be given full rights of access to the BBC, that the Comptroller and Auditor General should decide his own subjects for value for money studies as he does for all other organisations for which he reports to Parliament,
6 Apr 2005
CHILDREN AND SHARED PARENTING
51 signaturesThat this House believes that children are best brought up with the full involvement of both their natural parents and, if possible, grandparents and members of their wider family; further believes that all children of separated parents are entitled to the love, personal care and
26 Jan 2004
INTERNATIONAL PROBLEM OF CHILD PROSTITUTION
73 signaturesThat this House deplores the use of children as prostitutes; is deeply concerned by the international problem of child prostitution, evident in countries such as Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Thailand, India, Nepal and the Philippines; calls on Her Majesty's Government to work with such c
6 Feb 2003
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