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Richard Burgon vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,677 shared comparable votes.

1,667 same votes 10 different votes 1,677 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
139 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 215 shared votes
139 Aye 76 No
111 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
111 Aye 62 No
79 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 148 shared votes
79 Aye 69 No
37 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
37 Aye 104 No
37 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 77 shared votes
37 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 24 No
Education 96% aligned 74 shared votes
53 Aye 21 No
41 Aye 22 No
Benefits 97% aligned 63 shared votes
39 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 27 No
Devolution / Local Government 98% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
139 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 215 shared votes
139 Aye 76 No
111 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
111 Aye 62 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
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
1,890
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
1,040
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
850
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
797
44.3 % of votes cast
43
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650
Appearances
79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Contributions
107
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 286 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Sittings of the House 30 Dec 2020
Aye rebel
No
Mr Fysh's motion O (Contingent preferential arrangements) 27 Mar 2019
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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