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Richard Burgon vs James Cartlidge

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 James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and James Cartlidge voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,661 shared comparable votes.

71 same votes 1,590 different votes 1,661 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
112 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 181 shared votes
73 Aye 108 No
43 Aye 21 No
Education 5% aligned 64 shared votes
22 Aye 42 No
25 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 22 No
Benefits 4% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 No
87 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 160 shared votes
75 Aye 85 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 37 No
Trade 0% aligned 71 shared votes
37 Aye 34 No
32 Aye 38 No
Transport 0% aligned 70 shared votes
38 Aye 32 No
34 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 68 shared votes
34 Aye 34 No
37 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 58 shared votes
21 Aye 37 No
28 Aye 22 No
Energy 0% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 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
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
1,890
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
1,040
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
850
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
43
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Contributions
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 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
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
45 of 48 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
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