Richard Burgon
MP since 7 May 2015
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Richard Burgon is the Labour MP for Leeds East, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
1903
Votes Cast
£301,574
Expenses 2024-25
11,265
Majority
47.3%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£301,574
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 39,388 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
172
Written Questions
12
Oral Questions
136
Debates Spoken In⚑
183
Speeches⚑
484
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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1903 votes — page 5 of 77
7 AYE1 NOCrime and Policing Bill
8 votes · 14 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
8 votes · 14 Apr 2026
4 AYEVictims and Courts Bill
4 votes · 25 Mar 2026
Victims and Courts Bill
4 votes · 25 Mar 2026
2 NOOpposition Day Motion
2 votes · 24 Mar 2026
Opposition Day Motion
2 votes · 24 Mar 2026
4 AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
4 votes · 23 Mar 2026
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
4 votes · 23 Mar 2026
2 NOFinance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 11 Mar 2026
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 11 Mar 2026
Financial Interests(4)
(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
17 January 2022
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(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
17 January 2022
- Name of company or organisation
- Richard Burgon Campaigns Ltd
- Interest held
- from 17 January 2022
Registered 28 March 2023
Miscellaneous
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Non-practising solicitor. (Registered 6 June 2015)
Registered 6 June 2015
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- Date interest arose
- 16 April 2020
Registered 24 March 2023
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- Date interest arose
- 22 November 2018
Registered 24 March 2023
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Richard in Parliament
Mental Health Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had recent meetings with mental health experts on the effectiveness of the Mental Health Investment Standard.
Mental Health Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the role of the Mental Health Investment Standard in (a) meeting his Department's priorities and (b) tac
Mental Health Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to strengthen the Mental Health Investment Standard.
Disability: Health Services and Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the engagement of (a) disabled children and adults, (b) their families and (c) representative or
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools are equipped to meet the needs of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities; and wh
Autism and Learning Disability: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people with (a) learning disabilities and (b) autism in inpatient units; and what
Social Security Benefits: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 19366 on Social Security Benefits: Appeals, when she plans that waiting times for mandatory
Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 19366 on Social Security Benefits: Appeals, what role Mandatory Reconsideration Decision Mak
Personal Independence Payment: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2024 to Question 14654 on Personal Independence Payment, what estimate her Department has made of the total a
State Retirement Pensions: Uprating
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of pensioners that will receive the full increase to the State Pension.
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