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Brian Leishman vs Steve Witherden

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Brian Leishman
Lab Alloa and Grangemouth
vs
Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Brian Leishman and Steve Witherden voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 360 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 9 different votes 360 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
49 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
49 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 9 No
Housing 92% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 97% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
49 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
49 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 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
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 203 of 649
436
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
590 eligible divisions
194
44.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.8% of votes cast
242
55.5% of votes cast
No votes
227
48.2% of votes cast
23
5.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

141
+57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
158
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 649
Contributions
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 409 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£182,647
19% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 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 140 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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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