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Brian Leishman vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Brian Leishman and Ed Davey voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 188 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 141 different votes 188 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 5 No
Benefits 82% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 6 No
Housing 43% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 21 No
Tax 6% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 13% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 4 No
Defence 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

74.1 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 649
Participation
60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
426
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
192
45.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1 % of votes cast
234
54.9 % of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9 % of votes cast
23
5.4 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

113
+35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
Appearances
60
-18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
125
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 649
Contributions
98
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£182,647
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
170 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
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