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Liz Twist vs Richard Burgon

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

Photograph of Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett
vs
Photograph of Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East

Voting alignment

Liz Twist and Richard Burgon voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,478 shared comparable votes.

1,446 same votes 32 different votes 1,478 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
113 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
113 Aye 70 No
92 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
92 Aye 63 No
34 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 73 shared votes
34 Aye 39 No
39 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 70 shared votes
39 Aye 31 No
35 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 22 No
Benefits 86% aligned 57 shared votes
37 Aye 20 No
38 Aye 19 No
Education 91% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 17 No
Housing 97% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
73 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 137 shared votes
71 Aye 66 No
22 Aye 16 No
Energy 97% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

84.5%
12% above average
Rank 103 of 650
Participation
80.0%
8% above average
Rank 197 of 650
1,826
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,933
2,417 eligible divisions
993
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,059
54.8% of votes cast
833
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
874
45.2% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
45
2.3% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

111
+16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
156
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 231 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

£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
£305,039
35% above average
Latest expenses
£301,574
33% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
3
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

Housing
52 of 55 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 47 votes
#2
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 76 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Migration
149 of 163 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
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
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 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
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
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
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
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