Richard Burgon

Richard Burgon

Constituency: Leeds East

Party: Labour (Co-op)

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Synopsis

Richard Burgon is the Labour MP for Leeds East, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

Richard Burgon, Labour (Co-op) MP for Leeds East, was first elected in May 2015 and has been re-elected to the current parliament. He has cast 336 votes out of 515 eligible divisions, giving him a participation rate of 65.24% and ranking him 131st overall among all MPs for voting activity. His debate contributions are notably lower in frequency, with 188 total contributions across 142 debates participated in, ranking him 201st overall. His primary areas of focus in debates centre on Foreign Affairs and Defence, while his voting activity has concentrated on Parliamentary Procedure and Employment and Workers Rights matters.

Summary generated on 18/05/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

342 / 521

65.64%

Ranked #125 of 650 MPs (81th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

146 / 8913

192 total contributions

Ranked #194 of 650 MPs (70th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

2

£15,000.00

£

Total declared interests