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Ms Marie Rimmer vs Brian Leishman

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

Photograph of Ms Marie Rimmer
Ms Marie Rimmer
Lab St Helens South and Whiston
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Photograph of Brian Leishman
Brian Leishman
Lab Alloa and Grangemouth

Voting alignment

Ms Marie Rimmer and Brian Leishman voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

320 same votes 8 different votes 328 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
47 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
47 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Trade 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 90% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 90% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 16 No
Education 94% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
47 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
47 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

69.9%
2% below average
Rank 423 of 650
Participation
74.1%
2% above average
Rank 328 of 650
1,692
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
636 eligible divisions
903
53.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
44.4% of votes cast
789
46.6% of votes cast
No votes
262
55.6% of votes cast
32
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
23
4.9% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

8
-87.9 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650
Appearances
175
+79.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
10
-157.1 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
198
+30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,944,981
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,647
all imported IPSA years
£257,584
14% above average
Latest expenses
£182,647
19% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#3
Tax
104 of 122 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 13 votes
Education
77 of 96 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye rebel
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
Aye rebel
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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Voting source Commons Votes API