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Richard Burgon vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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
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Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,258 shared comparable votes.

79 same votes 1,179 different votes 1,258 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
19 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 80 No
Migration 10% aligned 106 shared votes
71 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 8% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
59 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 113 shared votes
58 Aye 55 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 7% aligned 46 shared votes
14 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 13 No
Energy 0% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 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 194 of 649
Participation
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
1,903
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
1,042
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
48.1% of votes cast
861
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
776
51.9% of votes cast
45
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 649
Appearances
62
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
96
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 649
Contributions
72
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 435 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33% above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
8
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

Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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 (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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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