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Richard Burgon vs John Lamont

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 John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and John Lamont voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,481 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 1,423 different votes 1,481 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
32 Aye 15 No
Education 6% aligned 47 shared votes
16 Aye 31 No
17 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 22 No
Benefits 5% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
77 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 146 shared votes
72 Aye 74 No
17 Aye 14 No
Housing 3% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 35 No
Trade 0% aligned 74 shared votes
35 Aye 39 No
33 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
37 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 56 shared votes
19 Aye 37 No
28 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
23 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
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 97 of 649
1,890
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,790
2,106 eligible divisions
1,040
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
864
48.3 % of votes cast
850
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
926
51.7 % of votes cast
43
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650
Appearances
148
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Contributions
236
+97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 92 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
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
45 of 48 votes
#1
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
150 of 163 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
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