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Richard Burgon vs Steve Barclay

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
vs
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Steve Barclay
Con North East Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Steve Barclay voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,390 shared comparable votes.

61 same votes 1,329 different votes 1,390 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 11 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
40 Aye 22 No
Education 8% aligned 62 shared votes
21 Aye 41 No
98 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 164 shared votes
69 Aye 95 No
33 Aye 88 No
Migration 3% aligned 121 shared votes
86 Aye 35 No
73 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 139 shared votes
68 Aye 71 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 31 No
Transport 0% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 28 No
Trade 0% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 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
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 392 of 649
1,890
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,689
2,361 eligible divisions
1,040
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
805
47.7 % of votes cast
850
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
884
52.3 % of votes cast
43
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650
Appearances
76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 290 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
£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£231,894
3 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
8
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

Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
173 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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 (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
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
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