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Richard Burgon vs David Reed

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East
vs
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David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and David Reed voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

24 same votes 263 different votes 287 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
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 29% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 5 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 8% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 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
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
1,903
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
368
590 eligible divisions
1,042
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
188
51.1% of votes cast
861
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
180
48.9% of votes cast
45
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

85
+2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 649
Appearances
120
+37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 649
97
-46.3 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 649
Contributions
179
+35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 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
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33% above average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
15
4 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
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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