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Brian Leishman vs Richard Burgon

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 Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East

Voting alignment

Brian Leishman and Richard Burgon voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 7 different votes 377 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
45 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
45 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 91% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 95% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
45 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
45 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 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
80.1%
7% above average
Rank 194 of 649
436
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,903
2,376 eligible divisions
194
44.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,042
54.8% of votes cast
242
55.5% of votes cast
No votes
861
45.2% of votes cast
23
5.3% of votes cast
Against party
45
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
85
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
158
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 649
Contributions
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 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
£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
£182,647
19% below average
Latest expenses
£301,574
33% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sept 2024
Aye
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
Aye
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 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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 Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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