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Richard Burgon vs Sarah Champion

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 Sarah Champion
Sarah Champion
Lab Rotherham

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Sarah Champion voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,564 shared comparable votes.

1,521 same votes 43 different votes 1,564 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
130 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 206 shared votes
130 Aye 76 No
79 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 153 shared votes
79 Aye 74 No
35 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
35 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 22 No
Benefits 85% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
40 Aye 17 No
Education 96% aligned 57 shared votes
42 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 18 No
Energy 98% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 27 No
Devolution / Local Government 98% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 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
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 429 of 650
1,936
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,683
2,422 eligible divisions
1,060
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
918
54.5% of votes cast
876
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
765
45.5% of votes cast
45
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

95
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Appearances
53
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
106
-60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
Contributions
94
-72.4 vs Commons average
Rank 403 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
£2,463,004
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33% above average
Latest expenses
£291,263
29% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
144 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
180 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
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