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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 1,667 shared comparable votes.

1,646 same votes 21 different votes 1,667 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 194 of 649
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 282 of 649
1,903
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,809
2,376 eligible divisions
1,042
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,019
56.3% of votes cast
861
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
790
43.7% of votes cast
45
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

85
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
Appearances
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Contributions
87
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 649

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
17% 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
42 of 47 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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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