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Brian Leishman vs Alex Sobel

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

Photograph of Brian Leishman
Brian Leishman
Lab Alloa and Grangemouth
vs
Photograph of Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley

Voting alignment

Brian Leishman and Alex Sobel voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

288 same votes 5 different votes 293 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
37 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
37 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 8 No
Benefits 89% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 9 No
Housing 92% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 96% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
37 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
37 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

73.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 343 of 650
Participation
71.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 391 of 650
414
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,500
2,094 eligible divisions
186
44.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
816
54.4 % of votes cast
228
55.1 % of votes cast
No votes
684
45.6 % of votes cast
21
5.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

99
+28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650
Appearances
103
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
104
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Contributions
130
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£182,647
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
£182,647
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£328,194
45 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#1
NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#3
Migration
139 of 161 votes
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
9 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
58 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API