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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Richard Burgon

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Richard Burgon voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,688 shared comparable votes.

1,660 same votes 28 different votes 1,688 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
119 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
119 Aye 70 No
39 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 75 shared votes
39 Aye 36 No
42 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
34 Aye 36 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
33 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 20 No
Benefits 86% aligned 51 shared votes
32 Aye 19 No
45 Aye 24 No
Education 94% aligned 69 shared votes
43 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 21 No
Energy 96% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 98% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
111 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 179 shared votes
113 Aye 66 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
4% above average
Rank 284 of 650
Participation
80.0%
8% above average
Rank 197 of 650
1,839
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,933
2,417 eligible divisions
1,017
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,059
54.8% of votes cast
822
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
874
45.2% of votes cast
18
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
45
2.3% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

122
+27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
172
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
Contributions
105
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34% above average
Latest expenses
£301,574
33% above average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
80 of 82 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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