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Afzal Khan vs Brian Leishman

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

Photograph of Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme
vs
Photograph of Brian Leishman
Brian Leishman
Lab Alloa and Grangemouth

Voting alignment

Afzal Khan and Brian Leishman voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 386 shared comparable votes.

377 same votes 9 different votes 386 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
53 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
53 Aye 38 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 10 No
Benefits 82% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 93% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 7 No
Education 95% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
53 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
53 Aye 38 No

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

Voting record

78.7%
6% above average
Rank 227 of 650
Participation
74.1%
2% above average
Rank 328 of 650
1,706
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
636 eligible divisions
947
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
44.4% of votes cast
759
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
262
55.6% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
23
4.9% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

43
-53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 650
Appearances
174
+77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
47
-120.2 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 650
Contributions
197
+29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,647
all imported IPSA years
£247,867
10% above average
Latest expenses
£182,647
19% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Housing
53 of 56 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
#3
Tax
104 of 122 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
No
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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