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Brian Leishman vs Nigel Farage

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 Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
RUK Clacton

Voting alignment

Brian Leishman and Nigel Farage voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 131 shared comparable votes.

16 same votes 115 different votes 131 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 5 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 10 No
Education 8% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 14 No
Tax 0% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 14 No
Tax 0% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 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
40.0%
33% below average
Rank 634 of 649
436
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
6
15 eligible divisions
194
44.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
4
66.7% of votes cast
242
55.5% of votes cast
No votes
2
33.3% of votes cast
23
5.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
0 months
Since 13 Aug 2026

Debates

128
+46.3 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 649
Appearances
13
-68.7 vs Commons average
Rank 614 of 649
142
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 649
Contributions
15
-127.3 vs Commons average
Rank 614 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
£162,580
all imported IPSA years
£182,647
19% below average
Latest expenses
£162,580
28% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
35
7 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

NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
No topic data
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
No topic data
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#4
No topic data
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
No topic data

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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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