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Brian Leishman vs David Davis

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 David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington

Voting alignment

Brian Leishman and David Davis voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 204 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 199 different votes 204 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
35 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
16 Aye 35 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
16 Aye 35 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 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
64.8%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 649
436
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,539
2,376 eligible divisions
194
44.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
720
46.8% of votes cast
242
55.5% of votes cast
No votes
819
53.2% of votes cast
23
5.3% of votes cast
Against party
93
6.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
18 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jul 2008

Debates

136
+53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 649
Appearances
51
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 649
152
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 404 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
£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
£182,647
19% below average
Latest expenses
£277,187
23% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
198 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#4
Defence
53 of 71 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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