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Richard Burgon vs Gregory Stafford

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 Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Gregory Stafford voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 304 different votes 330 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
17 Aye 16 No
Education 9% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 5 No
Benefits 6% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 7 No
Housing 6% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
31 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 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
75.9%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 649
1,903
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
448
590 eligible divisions
1,042
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
46.4% of votes cast
861
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
240
53.6% of votes cast
45
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
145
+62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
97
-46.3 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 649
Contributions
289
+145.7 vs Commons average
Rank 59 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
£192,386
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33% above average
Latest expenses
£192,386
15% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Tax
101 of 112 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Education
41 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#5
Energy
16 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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 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
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 (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
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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