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Brian Leishman vs Joani Reid

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 Joani Reid
Joani Reid
Ind East Kilbride and Strathaven

Voting alignment

Brian Leishman and Joani Reid voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

256 same votes 15 different votes 271 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
46 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
46 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 12 No
Benefits 59% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 8 No
Housing 92% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 17 No
Education 97% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
46 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
46 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

74.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 337 of 647
Participation
60.7 %
12 % below average
Rank 575 of 647
402
542 eligible divisions
Total votes
329
542 eligible divisions
181
45.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
144
43.8 % of votes cast
221
55.0 % of votes cast
No votes
185
56.2 % of votes cast
21
5.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 647
Appearances
14
-51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 647
103
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 647
Contributions
17
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£182,647
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£199,569
all imported IPSA years
£182,647
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£199,569
12 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
5 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

Defence
20 of 22 votes
#1
Housing
29 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Transport
20 of 25 votes
Tax
94 of 108 votes
#3
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
5 of 6 votes
#4
Tax
79 of 108 votes
Energy
14 of 17 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API