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Richard Burgon vs Lisa Smart

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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Lisa Smart
LD Hazel Grove

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Lisa Smart voted the same way 26% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

81 same votes 233 different votes 314 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
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 67% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 3 No
Energy 64% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 50% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
34 Aye 26 No
Tax 5% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
4 Aye 10 No
Transport 7% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
20 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 12% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 13% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 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
66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 649
1,890
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
380
575 eligible divisions
1,040
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
206
54.2 % of votes cast
850
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
174
45.8 % of votes cast
43
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
0.0 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649
Appearances
158
+80.0 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 649
90
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Contributions
215
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 108 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
£239,061
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£239,061
6 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
20
4 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Education
43 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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