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Brian Leishman vs Alison Bennett

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 Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex

Voting alignment

Brian Leishman and Alison Bennett voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

68 same votes 237 different votes 305 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
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 2 No
Energy 67% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 11 No
Benefits 59% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 5 No
Migration 50% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
47 Aye 29 No
Tax 4% aligned 76 shared votes
32 Aye 44 No
5 Aye 9 No
Transport 7% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 16 No
Education 13% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 14 No
Defence 13% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
2% above average
Rank 334 of 649
Participation
71.8%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 649
441
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
595 eligible divisions
196
44.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
53.6% of votes cast
245
55.6% of votes cast
No votes
198
46.4% of votes cast
23
5.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

145
+60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Appearances
142
+57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
163
+16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
Contributions
164
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 181 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
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£182,647
19% below average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API