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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
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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 433 shared comparable votes.

433 same votes 0 different votes 433 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 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
50 Aye 42 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
50 Aye 42 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

78.0%
5% above average
Rank 243 of 649
Participation
82.3%
10% above average
Rank 151 of 649
460
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,103
1,340 eligible divisions
214
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
571
51.8% of votes cast
246
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
532
48.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
5 years, 3 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

165
+81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649
Appearances
9
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
176
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
Contributions
18
-127.9 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 649

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
7
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Education
63 of 65 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
129 of 142 votes
Defence
33 of 34 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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: Amendment 1 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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