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Richard Burgon vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,488 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 1,430 different votes 1,488 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
33 Aye 19 No
Education 10% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 No
92 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 158 shared votes
67 Aye 91 No
23 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
31 Aye 23 No
Benefits 4% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
70 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 142 shared votes
75 Aye 67 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 69 shared votes
33 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 36 No
Transport 0% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 26 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 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
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
1,890
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
1,040
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.3 % of votes cast
850
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
905
50.7 % of votes cast
43
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650
Appearances
16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Contributions
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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