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Brian Leishman vs Josh Babarinde

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 Josh Babarinde
Josh Babarinde
LD Eastbourne

Voting alignment

Brian Leishman and Josh Babarinde voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

63 same votes 240 different votes 303 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
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 2 No
Energy 67% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 4 No
Housing 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 11 No
Benefits 52% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
48 Aye 32 No
Tax 4% aligned 80 shared votes
35 Aye 45 No
5 Aye 9 No
Transport 7% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 16 No
Education 13% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 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
70.1 %
3 % below average
Rank 430 of 649
426
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
403
575 eligible divisions
192
45.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
214
53.1 % of votes cast
234
54.9 % of votes cast
No votes
189
46.9 % of votes cast
23
5.4 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

113
+35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
Appearances
119
+41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 649
125
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 649
Contributions
136
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 206 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
£181,159
all imported IPSA years
£182,647
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£181,159
20 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 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 Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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