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Brian Leishman vs Lisa Smart

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 Lisa Smart
Lisa Smart
LD Hazel Grove

Voting alignment

Brian Leishman and Lisa Smart voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

63 same votes 224 different votes 287 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
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 67% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 2 No
Energy 63% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 5 No
Migration 50% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
42 Aye 30 No
Tax 4% aligned 72 shared votes
33 Aye 39 No
5 Aye 9 No
Transport 7% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 11% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 14 No
Defence 13% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 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
66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 649
426
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
380
575 eligible divisions
192
45.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
206
54.2 % of votes cast
234
54.9 % of votes cast
No votes
174
45.8 % 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
158
+80.0 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 649
125
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 649
Contributions
215
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 108 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
£239,061
all imported IPSA years
£182,647
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£239,061
6 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
20
4 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#4
Education
43 of 50 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
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
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