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Brian Leishman vs Colum Eastwood

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 Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Brian Leishman and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 129 shared comparable votes.

112 same votes 17 different votes 129 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
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 3 No
Defence 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 5 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 9 No
Tax 84% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 4 No
Education 86% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

73.8 %
1 % above average
Rank 339 of 650
Participation
53.8 %
19 % below average
Rank 612 of 650
409
554 eligible divisions
Total votes
873
1,622 eligible divisions
182
44.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
478
54.8 % of votes cast
227
55.5 % of votes cast
No votes
395
45.2 % of votes cast
21
5.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

94
+26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650
Appearances
10
-57.8 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 650
102
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Contributions
21
-99.4 vs Commons average
Rank 591 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
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£182,647
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 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
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Tax
94 of 108 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 152 votes
Environment / Climate
5 of 6 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Energy
14 of 17 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieu 10 Jun 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Data Use and Access Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 49D 22 May 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to Disagree with Lords Amendment 8 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 3 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory 28 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
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