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Richard Burgon vs Gareth Thomas

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
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Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,464 shared comparable votes.

1,429 same votes 35 different votes 1,464 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 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 194 shared votes
129 Aye 65 No
112 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
112 Aye 63 No
33 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 20 No
Benefits 83% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 12 No
Energy 97% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 97% aligned 38 shared votes
12 Aye 26 No
65 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 125 shared votes
66 Aye 59 No
41 Aye 16 No
Education 98% aligned 57 shared votes
42 Aye 15 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 650
1,933
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,417 eligible divisions
1,059
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
908
56.5% of votes cast
874
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
699
43.5% of votes cast
45
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
Appearances
51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
105
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
Contributions
55
-109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 521 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
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
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