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Brian Leishman vs Rachael Maskell

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 Rachael Maskell
Rachael Maskell
Lab York Central

Voting alignment

Brian Leishman and Rachael Maskell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 413 shared comparable votes.

408 same votes 5 different votes 413 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
51 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
51 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 91% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
51 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
51 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 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
84.0%
11% above average
Rank 113 of 649
436
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,995
2,376 eligible divisions
194
44.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,083
54.3% of votes cast
242
55.5% of votes cast
No votes
912
45.7% of votes cast
23
5.3% of votes cast
Against party
47
2.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

141
+57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 649
Appearances
256
+172.3 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
158
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 649
Contributions
310
+164.1 vs Commons average
Rank 56 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
£1,927,153
all imported IPSA years
£182,647
19% below average
Latest expenses
£256,869
14% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
Education
91 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#4
Transport
89 of 95 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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