Voting Record — Richard Burgon MP, Leeds East (25391)

Richard Burgon

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
5 Jul 2024	still in office	Lab	1 vote out of 13, 7.7%	13 votes out of 13, 100.0%	0 times
13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Lab	3 votes out of 856, 0.4%	856 votes out of 1069, 80.1%	0 times
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Lab	1 vote out of 378, 0.3%	378 votes out of 463, 81.6%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	2 votes out of 349, 0.6%	349 votes out of 467, 74.7%	0 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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House	Date	Subject	Richard Burgon	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	23 Jul 2024	Immigration and Home Affairs	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Richard Burgon	Lab Vote	Rôle
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
Commons	10 Jan 2022	Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2021	Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Mar 2021	Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2)	minority	aye	Rebel
22 Feb 2021	Stopped being Member, Justice Committee
6 Jul 2020	Became Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
11 May 2020	Became Member, Justice Committee
6 Apr 2020	Stopped being Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice,
House	Date	Subject	Richard Burgon	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	25 Jun 2018	National Policy Statement: Airports — Heathrow Northwest Runway	minority	aye	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Richard Burgon	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	8 Feb 2017	Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) Between the European Union and Canada	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Jul 2016	UK's Nuclear Deterrent — Replacement of Trident Nuclear Submarines — Maintenance of Continuous At Sea Deterrence	minority	aye	Rebel
27 Jun 2016	Became Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice,
27 Jun 2016	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Treasury),
26 Oct 2015	Stopped being Member, Justice Committee
18 Sep 2015	Became Shadow Minister (Treasury),
6 Jul 2015	Became Member, Justice Committee

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
7%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Academy Schools - for
90%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
65%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
0%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
92%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
5%	Asylum System - More strict
0%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
0%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
50%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
50%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
17%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
0%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
77%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
94%	Easier access to abortion
59%	Employment rights
21%	Encourage and incentivise saving
71%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
0%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
100%	Environmental water quality
20%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
74%	European Union Integration - For
0%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
3%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
100%	Fire Safety
67%	Fixed Term Parliaments
62%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
25%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
50%	Fully Elected House of Lords
78%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
69%	Further devolution to Scotland
82%	Further devolution to Wales
0%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
0%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
86%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
17%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
82%	Higher taxes on banks
25%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
75%	HS2 - In Favour
100%	Human Rights and Equality
76%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
50%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
100%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
0%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
44%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase the state pension age
50%	Increase VAT
80%	Inheritance Tax
50%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
10%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
100%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
50%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
52%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Member trustees on pension boards
0%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
0%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
29%	Minimum Wage
100%	More Emergency Service Workers
75%	More funds for social care
77%	More powers for local councils
100%	More restrictive planning laws
100%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
25%	Nuclear power - For
89%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
10%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
75%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
8%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100%	Public Ownership of Railways
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0%	Reduce capital gains tax
0%	Reduce central funding for local government
88%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
17%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
33%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
27%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
33%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
76%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
84%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100%	Regulate letting agent fees
50%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
50%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
50%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
0%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
0%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
0%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
67%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
100%	Right to strike
83%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100%	Same Sex Marriage - for
0%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
98%	State control of bus services
84%	Stop climate change
72%	Support current and former armed service members
0%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
7%	Termination of pregnancy - against
11%	Tougher on illegal immigration
0%	Trade Unions - Restrict
38%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	University Tuition Fees - For
0%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
92%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
83%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Richard Burgon MP, Leeds East (25391)

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