Richard Burgon
- Constituency
- Leeds East
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 7 May 2015
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 81%
- Debates contributed to
- 184
- Registered interests
- 2
- Declared value
- £15,000
Record last updated 14 Oct 2026
Richard Burgon, the Labour (Co-op) MP for Leeds East, was elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024, having first been elected in May 2015. He is among the longest serving 25% of MPs and the longest serving 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs. Burgon has cast 484 votes from 590 eligible divisions, giving him an 82% participation rate and a standing of top 25% of MPs by voting participation. He has made 239 contributions across 183 debates from 11,848 eligible debates, with his debate topics focused on Foreign Affairs & Defence, Parliamentary Procedure, and International Development, while his voting activity has concentrated on Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.
Summary generated on 09/10/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
484 / 595
81.34%
Ranked #152 of 655 MPs (77th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
184 / 11985
240 total contributions
Ranked #210 of 655 MPs (68th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
2
£15,000.00
Ranked #403 of 655 MPs (39th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Richard Burgon is the Labour MP for Leeds East, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
Constituencies
- Leeds East May 2015 – present · 4 terms
Party history
- Labour (Co-op) Feb 2025 – present
- Independent Jul 2024 – Feb 2025
- Labour (Co-op) May 2015 – Jul 2024
Posts held
- Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Jun 2016 – Apr 2020 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Treasury) Sep 2015 – Jun 2016 · Opposition