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Richard Burgon vs Gill Furniss

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 Gill Furniss
Gill Furniss
Lab Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Gill Furniss voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,491 shared comparable votes.

1,468 same votes 23 different votes 1,491 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
127 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 192 shared votes
127 Aye 65 No
111 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
111 Aye 70 No
34 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
34 Aye 70 No
30 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
38 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
38 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 22 No
Benefits 86% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
46 Aye 23 No
Education 94% aligned 69 shared votes
48 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 15 No
Energy 95% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 21 No
Housing 97% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 98% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 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
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 395 of 650
1,933
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,684
2,366 eligible divisions
1,059
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
928
55.1% of votes cast
874
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
756
44.9% of votes cast
45
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
10 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
Appearances
40
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
105
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
Contributions
35
-129.6 vs Commons average
Rank 586 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
£2,125,000
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33% above average
Latest expenses
£322,640
43% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#4
Housing
51 of 62 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
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
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