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Richard Burgon vs Clive Efford

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 Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Clive Efford voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,657 shared comparable votes.

1,636 same votes 21 different votes 1,657 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
139 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 213 shared votes
139 Aye 74 No
107 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
107 Aye 68 No
36 Aye 39 No
Trade 100% aligned 75 shared votes
36 Aye 39 No
33 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
33 Aye 39 No
40 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 61 shared votes
40 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 30 No
Education 94% aligned 80 shared votes
53 Aye 27 No
41 Aye 19 No
Benefits 97% aligned 60 shared votes
39 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 19 No
Housing 97% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
80 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 146 shared votes
81 Aye 65 No
33 Aye 17 No
Energy 98% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 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
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 649
1,890
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
1,040
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.6 % of votes cast
850
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
781
43.4 % of votes cast
43
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Contributions
81
-57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 382 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
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,723
18 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 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 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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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