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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2 AYE2 NORepresentation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
Representation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
2 AYETaxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
2 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
2 votes · 1 Jul 2026
4 AYENational Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
2 AYECyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 16 Jun 2026
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 16 Jun 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
CHILDREN AND SHARED PARENTING
110 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
21 Jan 2003
CHILDREN AND SHARED PARENTING
59 signaturesThat this House believes that children are best brought up with the full involvement of both their natural parents and if possible, members of their wider family; further believes that all children of separated parents are entitled to the love, personal care and support of both t
18 Jun 2002
HOME ZONES
2 signaturesleave out '10' and insert '20'.
14 May 1998
SCALLYWAG AND JULIAN LEWIS
26 signaturesleave out from 'Department'to end and add 'to clear his name of false and defamatory charges made against him by Scallywag magazine, which has previously libelled senior public figures including the Prime Minister and a former leader of the Liberal Party; realizes that it is impo
15 Jun 1995
ANGOLAN GOVERNMENT'S USE OF MERCENARIES
2 signaturesThat this House condemns the Angolan government's use of mercenaries supplied by the South African-based company, Executive Outcomes, in continuing the civil war in Angola; notes the contradiction between the South African government's failure to curb the activities of Executive
11 Jan 1995
RICHARD GOTT AND THE GUARDIAN
21 signaturesThat this House congratulates the Spectator, The Times and Sunday Times for their part in exposing Richard Gott of the Guardian as a KGB agent of influence at the height of the Cold War; notes that such agents were not meant to be spies passing Western secrets to Moscow, but prop
12 Dec 1994
FOURTEENTH CENTENARY OF ARRIVAL OF ST AUGUSTINE
11 signaturesThat this House believes that the arrival of St. Augustine and his fellow monks to convert the English to Christianity can be seen as one of the most significant events in the history of the nation, since there derives from it much of the origins of the national religion, literat
4 Jul 1994
CONDUCT OF THE HONOURABLE MEMBERS FOR SUTTON AND CHEAM, HERTSMERE, BRISTOL NORTH;WEST, GAINSBOROUGH AND HORNCASTLE AND BURY ST EDMUNDS
3 signaturesleave out from 'House' to end and add 'believes that the actions of the honourable Members for Sutton and Cheam, Hertsmere, Bristol North West, and Gainsborough and Horncastle were justified in that Division No. 229 reveals that only 60 honourable Members bothered to turn up to s
17 May 1994
CHANNEL 4 CHRISTMAS PROGRAMMES
28 signaturesThat this House deplores the decision by Channel 4 to broadcast as a travesty of Christmas an 'alternative' mixture of programmes, celebrating homosexuality and prostitution; recognises that Christmas is a Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ; applauds the moral lea
1 Dec 1993
Income Tax
2 signaturesAt end add 'and further, whilst acknowledging the silence of the Leader of the Opposition on income tax and other matters, nonetheless asks the Right honourable Member for Islwyn whether Labour would re-introduce exchange controls.'.
31 Jan 1990
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