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Richard Burgon vs Andy McDonald

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 Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Andy McDonald voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,644 shared comparable votes.

1,633 same votes 11 different votes 1,644 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
140 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 218 shared votes
140 Aye 78 No
112 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 182 shared votes
112 Aye 70 No
78 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 147 shared votes
78 Aye 69 No
35 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 73 shared votes
35 Aye 38 No
35 Aye 36 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 71 shared votes
35 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 25 No
Education 94% aligned 72 shared votes
49 Aye 23 No
39 Aye 21 No
Benefits 97% aligned 60 shared votes
37 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 19 No
Energy 98% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 28 No
Devolution / Local Government 98% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
31 Aye 103 No
Migration 99% aligned 134 shared votes
32 Aye 102 No

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

Voting record

80.1 %
7 % above average
Rank 199 of 649
Participation
75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
1,890
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
1,040
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
995
55.7 % of votes cast
850
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
792
44.3 % of votes cast
43
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Contributions
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 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
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
45 of 48 votes
#1
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
No rebel
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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