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Brian Leishman vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Brian Leishman and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 8 different votes 334 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
62 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
62 Aye 32 No
10 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 95% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
62 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
62 Aye 32 No
10 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
2% above average
Rank 328 of 650
Participation
76.8%
4% above average
Rank 267 of 650
471
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,859
2,422 eligible divisions
209
44.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,046
56.3% of votes cast
262
55.6% of votes cast
No votes
813
43.7% of votes cast
23
4.9% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

175
+79.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
Appearances
40
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650
198
+30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650
Contributions
18
-149.1 vs Commons average
Rank 616 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£182,647
19% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
Education
91 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Tax
104 of 122 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
Transport
83 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
Aye rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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