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Richard Burgon vs Alison McGovern

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

Photograph of Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East
vs
Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Alison McGovern voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,582 shared comparable votes.

1,539 same votes 43 different votes 1,582 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
136 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 211 shared votes
136 Aye 75 No
34 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
34 Aye 34 No
36 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 15 No
Benefits 86% aligned 57 shared votes
40 Aye 17 No
37 Aye 27 No
Education 92% aligned 64 shared votes
40 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 17 No
Energy 96% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 22 No
Housing 97% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 98% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

79.9%
8% above average
Rank 196 of 650
Participation
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 417 of 650
1,936
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,702
2,422 eligible divisions
1,060
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.4% of votes cast
876
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
759
44.6% of votes cast
45
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

95
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Appearances
78
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
106
-60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
Contributions
571
+404.6 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33% above average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
46 of 49 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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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