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Sarah Pochin vs Brian Leishman

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

Photograph of Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby
vs
Photograph of Brian Leishman
Brian Leishman
Lab Alloa and Grangemouth

Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Brian Leishman voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 161 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 144 different votes 161 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
8 Aye 6 No
Benefits 43% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 2 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 1 No
Transport 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 14% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

57.4%
15% below average
Rank 593 of 649
Participation
73.9%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 649
232
404 eligible divisions
Total votes
436
590 eligible divisions
105
45.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
44.5% of votes cast
127
54.7% of votes cast
No votes
242
55.5% of votes cast
7
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
5.3% of votes cast
1 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
Appearances
128
+46.3 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 649
120
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
Contributions
142
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,647
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£182,647
19% below average
7
5 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

Trade
7 of 7 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Housing
22 of 25 votes
#4
Tax
95 of 112 votes
Energy
6 of 8 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 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 Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API