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Sarah Bool vs Brian Leishman

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

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Brian Leishman
Brian Leishman
Lab Alloa and Grangemouth

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Brian Leishman voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

16 same votes 299 different votes 315 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
4 Aye 2 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 11 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 2 No
Housing 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 56 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
56 Aye 35 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
Participation
73.9%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 649
418
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
436
590 eligible divisions
177
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
44.5% of votes cast
241
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
242
55.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
5.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

96
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
Appearances
141
+57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 649
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 649
Contributions
158
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,647
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£182,647
19% below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Tax
95 of 112 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
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