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Brian Leishman vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Brian Leishman and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 235 different votes 242 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
2 Aye 4 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 5 No
Benefits 7% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
34 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.1 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 649
Participation
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
426
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
192
45.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
234
54.9 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
23
5.4 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

113
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
125
-13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£182,647
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
204 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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