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Richard Burgon vs Jesse Norman

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East
vs
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Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Jesse Norman voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,406 shared comparable votes.

72 same votes 1,334 different votes 1,406 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
21 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
39 Aye 21 No
Education 8% aligned 60 shared votes
20 Aye 40 No
107 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 173 shared votes
67 Aye 106 No
33 Aye 21 No
Benefits 4% aligned 54 shared votes
19 Aye 35 No
78 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 140 shared votes
65 Aye 75 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 38 No
Trade 0% aligned 76 shared votes
38 Aye 38 No
29 Aye 35 No
Transport 0% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
33 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 59 shared votes
26 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 20 No
Energy 0% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 27 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 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
72.1%
1% below average
Rank 377 of 649
1,903
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,376 eligible divisions
1,042
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
791
46.2% of votes cast
861
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
922
53.8% of votes cast
45
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 649
Appearances
52
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 649
96
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 649
Contributions
101
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 331 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33% above average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 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
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
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
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