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Emma Hardy vs Richard Burgon

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

Photograph of Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Lab Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
vs
Photograph of Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East

Voting alignment

Emma Hardy and Richard Burgon voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,401 shared comparable votes.

1,383 same votes 18 different votes 1,401 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
97 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
97 Aye 63 No
105 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
105 Aye 55 No
32 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
38 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 20 No
Benefits 81% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
35 Aye 19 No
Education 96% aligned 54 shared votes
35 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 84 No
Migration 99% aligned 111 shared votes
26 Aye 85 No
70 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 135 shared votes
69 Aye 66 No
97 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
97 Aye 63 No

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

Voting record

70.2%
2% below average
Rank 416 of 650
Participation
80.0%
8% above average
Rank 197 of 650
1,504
2,141 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,916
2,396 eligible divisions
807
53.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,047
54.6% of votes cast
697
46.3% of votes cast
No votes
869
45.4% of votes cast
10
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
45
2.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

81
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
Appearances
83
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 650
405
+253.6 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
Contributions
95
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
£312,134
38% above average
Latest expenses
£301,574
33% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
6
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
63 of 70 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#2
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
160 of 188 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 47 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
62 of 70 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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No 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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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