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Richard Burgon vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Ed Davey voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 1,099 shared comparable votes.

933 same votes 166 different votes 1,099 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
93 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
93 Aye 62 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
36 Aye 68 No
Migration 98% aligned 104 shared votes
34 Aye 70 No
18 Aye 30 No
Trade 96% aligned 48 shared votes
18 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 17 No
Benefits 95% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 42% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 54% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
89 Aye 42 No
Tax 68% aligned 131 shared votes
83 Aye 48 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 71% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 14 No
Defence 72% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

80.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 202 of 647
Participation
61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 571 of 647
1,865
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,261
2,068 eligible divisions
1,027
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
706
56.0 % of votes cast
838
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
555
44.0 % of votes cast
40
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

73
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 647
Appearances
50
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 647
82
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 647
Contributions
84
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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

Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Defence
54 of 59 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 161 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#5
Transport
54 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 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
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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