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Mark Sewards vs Kim Leadbeater

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

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Kim Leadbeater voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 410 shared comparable votes.

410 same votes 0 different votes 410 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
50 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
50 Aye 41 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
50 Aye 41 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 258 of 650
Participation
82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 154 of 650
432
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,077
1,308 eligible divisions
201
46.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
558
51.8 % of votes cast
231
53.5 % of votes cast
No votes
519
48.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
5 years, 0 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

132
+62.2 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
Appearances
5
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650
139
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650
Contributions
14
-110.0 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37 % above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Education
62 of 64 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
129 of 141 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API