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Richard Burgon
MP for Leeds East
Labour (Co-op)
About This MP
AI-generatedRichard Burgon is the Labour and Co-operative MP for Leeds East, first elected in 2015. He has served on committees including the Justice Committee and the Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c., Bills, and has held opposition frontbench roles such as Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice from 2016 to 2020.
Voting Patterns
He shows strong party loyalty (99%) and relatively high attendance (77%), with 22 rebel votes. The overall position is centre-left (42/100). On policy topics, he generally supports NHS funding and bus-service regulation and tends to vote against tighter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme, while his votes on welfare, asylum, transgender rights and trade union powers are more mixed.
Notable Positions
- Supports NHS funding
- Regulates bus services
- Opposes tighter immigration controls
- Opposes the Rwanda deportation scheme
- Trade union powers votes show a mixed pattern
Financial Interests
Declared four financial interests: three miscellaneous entries and one shareholding.
Generated 21 February 2026
99%
Party Loyalty
77%
Attendance
22
Rebel Votes
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Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centre-left(42)
Based on 404 votesCareer & Roles
5 positions
Previous
Committee
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
Jul 2020 - May 2024
Committee
Justice Committee
May 2020 - Feb 2021
Opposition
Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
Jun 2016 - Apr 2020
Opposition
Shadow Minister (Treasury)
Sept 2015 - Jun 2016
Committee
Justice Committee
Jul 2015 - Oct 2015
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Universal Credit
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
198 votes
Immigration controls
Generally againsthas generally voted against immigration controls
167 votes
Bus services regulation
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
110 votes
VAT changes
Generally againsthas generally voted against vat changes
96 votes
Asylum system
Generally againsthas generally voted against asylum system
75 votes
Transgender rights
Generally againsthas generally voted against transgender rights
72 votes
Trade union powers
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on trade union powers
66 votes
NHS funding
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
49 votes
Financial Interests
4 declarations
Recent Rebel Votes
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada
8 Feb 2017
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity
25 Jun 2018
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2)
25 Mar 2021
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021
14 Dec 2021
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d)
23 Jul 2024
Recent Votes
AYE
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
AYE
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
AYE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026458 Aye