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Emma Foody vs Alex Burghart

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

Photograph of Emma Foody
Emma Foody
Lab Cramlington and Killingworth
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Photograph of Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar

Voting alignment

Emma Foody and Alex Burghart voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 332 different votes 336 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
45 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
29 Aye 45 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
29 Aye 45 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

84.2%
12% above average
Rank 111 of 649
Participation
85.1%
12% above average
Rank 90 of 649
497
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,805
2,121 eligible divisions
243
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
870
48.2% of votes cast
254
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
935
51.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

38
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 649
Appearances
82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 649
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 649
Contributions
136
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£188,107
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
£188,107
17% below average
Latest expenses
£203,620
10% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
2
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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