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Richard Burgon vs Nadia Whittome

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 Nadia Whittome
Nadia Whittome
Lab Nottingham East

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Nadia Whittome voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,023 shared comparable votes.

1,015 same votes 8 different votes 1,023 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
83 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
83 Aye 43 No
29 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
29 Aye 95 No
41 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
41 Aye 65 No
27 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 7 No
Education 97% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
83 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
83 Aye 43 No
29 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
29 Aye 95 No
41 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
41 Aye 65 No
27 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

80.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 202 of 647
Participation
67.7 %
5 % below average
Rank 478 of 647
1,865
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,087
1,605 eligible divisions
1,027
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
563
51.8 % of votes cast
838
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
524
48.2 % of votes cast
40
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
24
2.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

73
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 647
Appearances
27
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 647
82
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 647
Contributions
34
-79.8 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,307,357
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,746
26 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
7
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

Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
#1
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Defence
54 of 59 votes
#3
Migration
130 of 152 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
52 of 65 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#5
Transport
46 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
No rebel
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API