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Brian Leishman vs Dawn Butler

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 Dawn Butler
Dawn Butler
Lab Brent East

Voting alignment

Brian Leishman and Dawn Butler voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

302 same votes 4 different votes 306 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
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 6 No
Housing 89% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 94% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 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
64.2%
8% below average
Rank 530 of 649
436
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,525
2,376 eligible divisions
194
44.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
843
55.3% of votes cast
242
55.5% of votes cast
No votes
682
44.7% of votes cast
23
5.3% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

141
+57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 649
Appearances
60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 649
158
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 649
Contributions
62
-83.9 vs Commons average
Rank 468 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
£2,182,360
all imported IPSA years
£182,647
19% below average
Latest expenses
£287,721
27% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
172 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Education
72 of 96 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 91 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Work / Employment
56 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
No rebel
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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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