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Richard Burgon vs Catherine West

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 West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Catherine West voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,617 shared comparable votes.

1,576 same votes 41 different votes 1,617 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
123 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 201 shared votes
123 Aye 78 No
37 Aye 40 No
Trade 100% aligned 77 shared votes
37 Aye 40 No
34 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
34 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 21 No
Benefits 88% aligned 65 shared votes
42 Aye 23 No
47 Aye 28 No
Education 93% aligned 75 shared votes
50 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 23 No
Housing 97% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 98% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
68 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 141 shared votes
69 Aye 72 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
74.0%
2% above average
Rank 330 of 650
1,936
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,792
2,422 eligible divisions
1,060
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
970
54.1% of votes cast
876
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
822
45.9% of votes cast
45
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

95
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Appearances
58
-37.6 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
106
-60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
Contributions
69
-97.4 vs Commons average
Rank 485 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33% above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
86 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 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
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
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
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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
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