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Richard Burgon vs Julia Lopez

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
Photograph of Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Julia Lopez voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,478 shared comparable votes.

70 same votes 1,408 different votes 1,478 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
29 Aye 17 No
Education 7% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
64 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 132 shared votes
71 Aye 61 No
32 Aye 21 No
Benefits 4% aligned 53 shared votes
19 Aye 34 No
13 Aye 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
96 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 162 shared votes
61 Aye 101 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 32 No
Trade 0% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
28 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
31 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
34 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 55 shared votes
21 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 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
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 127 of 649
1,903
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,768
2,121 eligible divisions
1,042
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
848
48.0% of votes cast
861
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
920
52.0% of votes cast
45
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 649
Appearances
29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 649
96
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 649
Contributions
35
-108.5 vs Commons average
Rank 561 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
£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33% above average
Latest expenses
£227,011
same as average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
185 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 163 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 87 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#5
Tax
251 of 288 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
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
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
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