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Richard Burgon vs Naz Shah

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 Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Naz Shah voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,420 shared comparable votes.

1,406 same votes 14 different votes 1,420 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
106 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 170 shared votes
106 Aye 64 No
109 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
109 Aye 60 No
30 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
30 Aye 80 No
33 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 21 No
Education 91% aligned 56 shared votes
38 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 97% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 15 No
Energy 97% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 20 No
Housing 97% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
71 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 146 shared votes
71 Aye 75 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
65.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 511 of 647
1,865
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,523
2,323 eligible divisions
1,027
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
851
55.9 % of votes cast
838
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
672
44.1 % of votes cast
40
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.9 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

73
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 647
Appearances
16
-47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 647
82
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 647
Contributions
22
-91.8 vs Commons average
Rank 580 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
£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,636
38 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
7
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

Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#2
Housing
56 of 66 votes
Defence
54 of 59 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#4
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 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
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye rebel
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
Aye rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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