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Mary Kelly Foy vs Richard Burgon

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
vs
Photograph of Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Richard Burgon voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,029 shared comparable votes.

1,011 same votes 18 different votes 1,029 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
90 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
90 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 50 shared votes
17 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 16 No
Education 92% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 13 No
Housing 95% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
31 Aye 21 No
Benefits 96% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 8 No
Energy 96% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 18 No
Trade 97% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 486 of 650
Participation
80.0%
8% above average
Rank 197 of 650
1,133
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,933
2,417 eligible divisions
572
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,059
54.8% of votes cast
561
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
874
45.2% of votes cast
30
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
45
2.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 466 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

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27% above average
Latest expenses
£301,574
33% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
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

Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 63 votes
#2
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Defence
58 of 70 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
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No 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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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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