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Richard Burgon vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,668 shared comparable votes.

1,651 same votes 17 different votes 1,668 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
143 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 221 shared votes
143 Aye 78 No
112 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
112 Aye 69 No
35 Aye 40 No
Trade 100% aligned 75 shared votes
35 Aye 40 No
34 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 73 shared votes
34 Aye 39 No
39 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 28 No
Education 94% aligned 79 shared votes
54 Aye 25 No
34 Aye 20 No
Energy 96% aligned 54 shared votes
36 Aye 18 No
86 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 159 shared votes
86 Aye 73 No
38 Aye 106 No
Migration 99% aligned 144 shared votes
39 Aye 105 No
143 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 221 shared votes
143 Aye 78 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
77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 271 of 647
1,865
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,793
2,323 eligible divisions
1,027
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
56.7 % of votes cast
838
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
777
43.3 % of votes cast
40
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

73
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 647
Appearances
30
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 647
82
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 647
Contributions
15
-98.8 vs Commons average
Rank 610 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
7
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

Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#2
Education
90 of 95 votes
Defence
54 of 59 votes
#3
Defence
53 of 59 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#4
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API