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Richard Burgon vs Mr James Frith

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 Mr James Frith
Mr James Frith
Lab Bury North

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Mr James Frith voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 745 shared comparable votes.

720 same votes 25 different votes 745 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
76 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
76 Aye 46 No
69 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 107 shared votes
69 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 67% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 6 No
Migration 80% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
23 Aye 19 No
Education 93% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 94% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

79.9%
8% above average
Rank 196 of 650
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 301 of 650
1,936
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
479
636 eligible divisions
1,060
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
49.5% of votes cast
876
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
242
50.5% of votes cast
45
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.3% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Appearances
49
-46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
106
-60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
Contributions
105
-61.4 vs Commons average
Rank 377 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
£817,882
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33% above average
Latest expenses
£210,945
7% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
46 of 49 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#5
Education
46 of 50 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
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
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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