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Richard Burgon vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,449 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 1,394 different votes 1,449 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
7 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
36 Aye 18 No
Education 4% aligned 54 shared votes
16 Aye 38 No
68 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 138 shared votes
72 Aye 66 No
21 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
100 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 165 shared votes
67 Aye 98 No
Most different by topic
139 Aye 70 No
Tax 0% aligned 209 shared votes
70 Aye 139 No
27 Aye 35 No
Transport 0% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 30 No
Trade 0% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
32 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 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
75.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 307 of 647
1,865
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,753
2,323 eligible divisions
1,027
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
825
47.1 % of votes cast
838
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
928
52.9 % of votes cast
40
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

73
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 647
Appearances
157
+93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 647
82
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 647
Contributions
177
+63.2 vs Commons average
Rank 100 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Defence
54 of 59 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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: 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 Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
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