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Richard Burgon vs Emma Lewell

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 Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Emma Lewell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,543 shared comparable votes.

1,521 same votes 22 different votes 1,543 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
129 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 204 shared votes
129 Aye 75 No
37 Aye 40 No
Trade 100% aligned 77 shared votes
37 Aye 40 No
35 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 74 shared votes
35 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 21 No
Education 94% aligned 66 shared votes
47 Aye 19 No
39 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 58 shared votes
42 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 19 No
Benefits 96% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
33 Aye 21 No
Energy 96% aligned 54 shared votes
35 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 97% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 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
71.2 %
2 % below average
Rank 403 of 649
1,890
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,680
2,361 eligible divisions
1,040
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
935
55.7 % of votes cast
850
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
745
44.3 % of votes cast
43
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
34
2.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 3 months
Since 2 May 2013

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650
Appearances
76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Contributions
76
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 401 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
£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,553
33 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
64 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Transport
81 of 95 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#5
Education
78 of 96 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 Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
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
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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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