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Richard Burgon vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,634 shared comparable votes.

1,597 same votes 37 different votes 1,634 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 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 210 shared votes
139 Aye 71 No
37 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 71 shared votes
37 Aye 34 No
37 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 65 shared votes
37 Aye 28 No
32 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 21 No
Benefits 87% aligned 63 shared votes
40 Aye 23 No
48 Aye 23 No
Education 93% aligned 71 shared votes
51 Aye 20 No
33 Aye 19 No
Energy 96% aligned 52 shared votes
35 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 97% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 26 No
Housing 98% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 650
1,933
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,775
2,417 eligible divisions
1,059
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
994
56.0% of votes cast
874
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
781
44.0% of votes cast
45
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
Appearances
157
+62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
105
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
Contributions
278
+113.4 vs Commons average
Rank 93 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33% above average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
46 of 49 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
190 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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