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Richard Foord vs Brian Leishman

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

Photograph of Richard Foord
Richard Foord
LD Honiton and Sidmouth
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Photograph of Brian Leishman
Brian Leishman
Lab Alloa and Grangemouth

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Brian Leishman voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 237 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 190 different votes 237 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
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 64% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 63% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 36 No
Tax 5% aligned 64 shared votes
39 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 11% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 1 No
Transport 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 7 No
Defence 15% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 566 of 649
Participation
74.1 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
575 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
192
45.1 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
234
54.9 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
23
5.4 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

232
+154.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Appearances
113
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 650
256
+117.7 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
Contributions
125
-13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£772,982
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,647
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£182,647
19 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
6
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
24 of 29 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Tax
95 of 111 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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