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Richard Burgon vs Catherine McKinnell

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 Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,529 shared comparable votes.

1,500 same votes 29 different votes 1,529 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
129 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 206 shared votes
129 Aye 77 No
66 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 130 shared votes
66 Aye 64 No
32 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No
37 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 65 shared votes
37 Aye 28 No
32 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 19 No
Benefits 84% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
31 Aye 17 No
Energy 96% aligned 48 shared votes
33 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 24 No
Education 96% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
32 Aye 39 No
Trade 97% aligned 71 shared votes
34 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 18 No
Housing 97% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
8% above average
Rank 197 of 650
Participation
68.6%
4% below average
Rank 444 of 650
1,933
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,659
2,417 eligible divisions
1,059
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
908
54.7% of votes cast
874
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
751
45.3% of votes cast
45
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
Appearances
45
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
105
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
Contributions
183
+18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 189 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
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33% above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 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
68 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#2
Work / Employment
66 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#5
Trade
73 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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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