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How Graham Leadbitter votes

Graham Leadbitter voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 60 votes, they went the other way.

What does this mean?

Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high score is normal and says nothing about whether an MP is good or bad. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. Words explained

Recent votes

DateVoteThey votedCompared with party
2 SepVoting and elections: the final voteForSame as party
2 SepVoting and elections: a proposed changeForSame as party
2 SepVoting and elections: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
2 SepVoting and elections: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
6 JulThreats to national security from other states: changes from the House of LordsForSame as party
24 JunNew rules: Carbon BudgetForSame as party

See every vote on Parliament’s site

Declared interests

MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.

Graham Leadbitter has 2 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Visits outside the UKInternational visit to Switzerland between 05 November 2025 and 08 November 202516 Nov 2025
Visits outside the UKInternational visit to Denmark between 23 October 2025 and 24 October 20251 Nov 2025

Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page

Questions

MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.

Graham Leadbitter asked 164 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero49
Ministry of Defence25
Department for Transport18
Treasury18
Cabinet Office17

Latest questions

15 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Not answered yet
15 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Not answered yet
15 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Not answered yet
15 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Not answered yet
9 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answered 14 Sep 2026

Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026

Expenses

MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.

PAID IN 2025-26
£13,592
Office costs · claims for running an office£9,916
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£3,676

53 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.

Costs depend on many things, such as where an MP’s area is, what premises and staff they need, and whether they joined or left part-way through the year. This page does not say whether any amount is right or wrong. It covers the claims in IPSA’s individual business costs file, so it is not the full cost of an MP’s office.

Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data

Election result and area

Graham Leadbitter represents Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Graham Leadbitter

Scottish National Party

MAJORITY
1,001

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
60%

of people who could vote did

Graham Leadbitter won with 32% of the votes, and Kathleen Robertson (Conservative) came second with 30%.

Votes for each party

Scottish National Party32% · 14,961
Conservative30% · 13,960
Labour18% · 8,259
Liberal Democrat8% · 3,785
Reform UK7% · 3,490
Scottish Green Party4% · 1,676
Everyone else1% · 423
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Graham LeadbitterScottish National Party14,96132.1%
Kathleen RobertsonConservative13,96030.0%
James HynamLabour8,25917.7%
Neil AlexanderLiberal Democrat3,7858.1%
Steve SkerrettReform UK3,4907.5%
Draeyk Van der HornScottish Green Party1,6763.6%
Euan MorriceScottish Family Party4230.9%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£761 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
2.5%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

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Has this changed over time? 90%95%100%Oct 25Sep 26
This MPParty average
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Source: Commons Votes API

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