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Richard Burgon vs Colum Eastwood

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
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Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 793 shared comparable votes.

780 same votes 13 different votes 793 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
34 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
34 Aye 88 No
41 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
41 Aye 50 No
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
31 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
60 Aye 23 No
Tax 99% aligned 83 shared votes
61 Aye 22 No
34 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
34 Aye 88 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
53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
1,890
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
882
1,643 eligible divisions
1,040
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
485
55.0 % of votes cast
850
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
397
45.0 % of votes cast
43
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650
Appearances
17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 576 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
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
45 of 48 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 10 11 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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