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Brian Leishman vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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 Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Brian Leishman and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 187 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 178 different votes 187 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
15 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 15% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 9% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 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
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
436
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
194
44.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
48.1% of votes cast
242
55.5% of votes cast
No votes
776
51.9% of votes cast
23
5.3% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

141
+57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 649
158
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 649
Contributions
72
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 441 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£182,647
19% below average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
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
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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