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Richard Burgon vs Jim McMahon

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 Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Jim McMahon voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,589 shared comparable votes.

1,559 same votes 30 different votes 1,589 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
142 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 220 shared votes
142 Aye 78 No
108 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
108 Aye 62 No
34 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
40 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 68 shared votes
40 Aye 28 No
32 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 19 No
Benefits 86% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
46 Aye 25 No
Education 94% aligned 71 shared votes
48 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 20 No
Housing 97% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 28 No
Devolution / Local Government 98% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
78 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 144 shared votes
79 Aye 65 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
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 389 of 650
1,933
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,732
2,417 eligible divisions
1,059
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
968
55.9% of votes cast
874
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
764
44.1% of votes cast
45
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
10 years, 11 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
Appearances
103
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 650
105
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
Contributions
344
+179.4 vs Commons average
Rank 54 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
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33% above average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 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
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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