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Brian Leishman vs Shockat Adam

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 Shockat Adam
Shockat Adam
Ind Leicester South

Voting alignment

Brian Leishman and Shockat Adam voted the same way 53% of the time, based on 266 shared comparable votes.

141 same votes 125 different votes 266 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
10 Aye 8 No
Benefits 89% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 82% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 73% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 5 No
Housing 63% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 25% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 36% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
1 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 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
59.1 %
14 % below average
Rank 582 of 650
414
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
333
563 eligible divisions
186
44.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
181
54.4 % of votes cast
228
55.1 % of votes cast
No votes
152
45.6 % of votes cast
21
5.1 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

99
+28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650
Appearances
177
+106.1 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 650
104
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Contributions
191
+65.2 vs Commons average
Rank 107 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
£230,874
all imported IPSA years
£182,647
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£230,874
2 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
#4
Migration
8 of 11 votes
Migration
9 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
23 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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