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Jess Phillips vs Richard Burgon

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

Photograph of Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley
vs
Photograph of Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East

Voting alignment

Jess Phillips and Richard Burgon voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,525 shared comparable votes.

1,482 same votes 43 different votes 1,525 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
118 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
118 Aye 62 No
113 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
113 Aye 65 No
32 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
38 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
38 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 22 No
Benefits 84% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
41 Aye 12 No
Education 94% aligned 53 shared votes
38 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 15 No
Energy 95% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 97% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 18 No
Housing 97% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

69.3%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
Participation
79.9%
8% above average
Rank 196 of 650
1,678
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,936
2,422 eligible divisions
963
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,060
54.8% of votes cast
715
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
876
45.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
45
2.3% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

60
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 650
Appearances
95
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
206
+39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 650
Contributions
106
-60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
£267,662
18% above average
Latest expenses
£301,574
33% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
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

Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 82 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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