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Jake Richards vs Kim Leadbeater

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

Photograph of Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley
vs
Photograph of Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley

Voting alignment

Jake Richards and Kim Leadbeater voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 0 different votes 350 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
45 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
45 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
45 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

72.3 %
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
Participation
82.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 156 of 649
414
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,088
1,323 eligible divisions
217
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
565
51.9 % of votes cast
197
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
523
48.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
5 years, 0 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

61
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 649
Appearances
4
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 649
204
+68.2 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 649
Contributions
13
-122.8 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£187,382
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37 % above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Education
63 of 65 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
129 of 142 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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