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Brian Leishman vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Brian Leishman and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 254 shared comparable votes.

251 same votes 3 different votes 254 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
41 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
41 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 88% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
41 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
41 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

73.9%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 649
Participation
67.4%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 649
436
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,376 eligible divisions
194
44.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
242
55.5% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
23
5.3% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

141
+57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 649
Appearances
59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 649
158
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 649
Contributions
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£182,647
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£182,647
19% below average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 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
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
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 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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