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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 1,294 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 1,240 different votes 1,294 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
64 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 133 shared votes
71 Aye 62 No
12 Aye 22 No
Housing 3% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 36 No
Trade 0% aligned 61 shared votes
36 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 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

80.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 202 of 647
Participation
66.5 %
7 % below average
Rank 498 of 647
1,865
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,544
2,323 eligible divisions
1,027
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
720
46.6 % of votes cast
838
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
824
53.4 % of votes cast
40
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

73
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 647
Appearances
4
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 647
82
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 647
Contributions
9
-104.8 vs Commons average
Rank 621 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
£2,716,834
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
7
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

Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 88 votes
Defence
54 of 59 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#4
Migration
125 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#5
Defence
43 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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