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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Richard Burgon

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

Photograph of Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
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Photograph of Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Richard Burgon voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 324 shared comparable votes.

81 same votes 243 different votes 324 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
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 1 No
Energy 64% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 5 No
Housing 50% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 30% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 35 No
Tax 5% aligned 64 shared votes
38 Aye 26 No
6 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 10% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 4 No
Transport 11% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

68.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 456 of 649
Participation
80.1 %
7 % above average
Rank 199 of 649
394
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,890
2,361 eligible divisions
203
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,040
55.0 % of votes cast
191
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
850
45.0 % of votes cast
11
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
43
2.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 649
Appearances
78
0.0 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649
196
+57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 649
Contributions
90
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£301,574
33 % above average
4
2 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

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
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