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Brian Leishman vs Chris Philp

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 Chris Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

Brian Leishman and Chris Philp voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 273 different votes 279 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 6 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 7 No
Housing 9% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
21 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
37 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
28 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
28 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 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
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 128 of 649
436
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,979
2,376 eligible divisions
194
44.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
959
48.5% of votes cast
242
55.5% of votes cast
No votes
1,020
51.5% of votes cast
23
5.3% of votes cast
Against party
17
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

136
+53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 649
Appearances
56
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649
152
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Contributions
85
-58.5 vs Commons average
Rank 383 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
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£182,647
19% below average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
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
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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