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Brian Leishman vs Gill Furniss

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 Gill Furniss
Gill Furniss
Lab Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

Voting alignment

Brian Leishman and Gill Furniss voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

368 same votes 12 different votes 380 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
58 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
58 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 13 No
Benefits 67% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 9 No
Housing 93% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 97% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
58 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
58 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
2% above average
Rank 328 of 650
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 396 of 650
471
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,689
2,371 eligible divisions
209
44.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
931
55.1% of votes cast
262
55.6% of votes cast
No votes
758
44.9% of votes cast
23
4.9% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
10 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

182
+85.0 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
Appearances
40
-57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
205
+35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650
Contributions
36
-133.2 vs Commons average
Rank 585 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
£2,125,000
all imported IPSA years
£182,647
19% below average
Latest expenses
£322,640
43% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
Tax
104 of 122 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#4
Housing
52 of 63 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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