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Sarah Bool vs Richard Burgon

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Richard Burgon voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 364 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 336 different votes 364 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
9 Aye 19 No
Education 11% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 6% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
47 Aye 35 No
8 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
Participation
80.1%
7% above average
Rank 194 of 649
418
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,903
2,376 eligible divisions
177
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,042
54.8% of votes cast
241
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
861
45.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
45
2.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

93
+10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 649
Appearances
85
+2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 649
109
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 649
Contributions
97
-46.3 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£301,574
33% above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#2
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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