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Brian Leishman vs Mr Richard Holden

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
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Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

Brian Leishman and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 278 shared comparable votes.

13 same votes 265 different votes 278 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
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 4 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
50 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
31 Aye 50 No
14 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
31 Aye 50 No
14 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.9%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 649
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 214 of 649
436
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
194
44.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
645
49.0% of votes cast
242
55.5% of votes cast
No votes
672
51.0% of votes cast
23
5.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

141
+57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 649
Appearances
44
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 649
158
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 649
Contributions
64
-81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 465 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
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£182,647
19% below average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Foreign Affairs
49 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Trade
47 of 53 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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