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Richard Burgon vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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 Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,306 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 1,251 different votes 1,306 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
35 Aye 15 No
Education 8% aligned 50 shared votes
13 Aye 37 No
94 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 152 shared votes
59 Aye 93 No
36 Aye 78 No
Migration 4% aligned 114 shared votes
75 Aye 39 No
65 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 134 shared votes
72 Aye 62 No
12 Aye 22 No
Housing 3% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 36 No
Trade 0% aligned 62 shared votes
36 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 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
66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 500 of 649
1,890
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,561
2,361 eligible divisions
1,040
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
734
47.0 % of votes cast
850
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
827
53.0 % of votes cast
43
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650
Appearances
8
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 650
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Contributions
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 614 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
173 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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 Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
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