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Richard Burgon vs Mr Will Forster

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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Mr Will Forster
LD Woking

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 27% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

91 same votes 250 different votes 341 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 2 No
Energy 73% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 71% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 5 No
Housing 57% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 46% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
39 Aye 28 No
Tax 4% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 12% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 13% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 14% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 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
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 323 of 649
1,890
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
575 eligible divisions
1,040
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
52.7 % of votes cast
850
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
203
47.3 % of votes cast
43
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % 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
170
+92.0 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
90
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Contributions
214
+75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 109 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
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 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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