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Naz Shah vs Brian Leishman

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

Photograph of Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West
vs
Photograph of Brian Leishman
Brian Leishman
Lab Alloa and Grangemouth

Voting alignment

Naz Shah and Brian Leishman voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

307 same votes 5 different votes 312 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
48 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
48 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 10 No
Housing 92% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 12 No
Education 93% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
48 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
48 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

65.3%
7% below average
Rank 509 of 650
Participation
74.1%
2% above average
Rank 328 of 650
1,582
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
636 eligible divisions
881
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
44.4% of votes cast
701
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
262
55.6% of votes cast
16
1.0% 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

21
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
Appearances
175
+79.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
25
-142.1 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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

£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,647
all imported IPSA years
£312,636
38% above average
Latest expenses
£182,647
19% below average
10
3 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

Housing
58 of 68 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#3
Tax
104 of 122 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 212 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 13 votes
Trade
72 of 94 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
No
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
Aye rebel
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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