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Brian Leishman vs Emma Lewell

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 Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields

Voting alignment

Brian Leishman and Emma Lewell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

336 same votes 3 different votes 339 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
55 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 87% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 97% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
55 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 408 of 649
436
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,686
2,376 eligible divisions
194
44.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
936
55.5% of votes cast
242
55.5% of votes cast
No votes
750
44.5% of votes cast
23
5.3% of votes cast
Against party
36
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 5 months
Since 2 May 2013

Debates

141
+57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 649
Appearances
74
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 649
158
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 649
Contributions
76
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 424 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
£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
£182,647
19% below average
Latest expenses
£300,553
33% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
64 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Transport
81 of 95 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#4
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Education
78 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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