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Brian Leishman vs Mark Garnier

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 Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest

Voting alignment

Brian Leishman and Mark Garnier voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 294 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 287 different votes 294 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 4 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 5 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 7 No
Housing 9% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
42 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
34 Aye 42 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
34 Aye 42 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 343 of 650
Participation
83.9 %
11 % above average
Rank 122 of 650
414
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,970
2,349 eligible divisions
186
44.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
961
48.8 % of votes cast
228
55.1 % of votes cast
No votes
1,009
51.2 % of votes cast
21
5.1 % of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

99
+28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650
Appearances
76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
104
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Contributions
244
+118.2 vs Commons average
Rank 68 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
£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
£182,647
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£260,744
15 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
22
7 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Migration
9 of 11 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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