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 3 of 77
4 NOArmed Forces Bill Committee
4 votes · 2 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Committee
4 votes · 2 Jun 2026
1 AYE3 NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address
4 votes · 20 May 2026
King's Speech Motion for an Address
4 votes · 20 May 2026
4 AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 Apr 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
Young Futures Hubs
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to roll out open access young futures hubs.
Taxation: International Cooperation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on the potential merits of a UN Tax Convention.
Mental Health Services: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase funding for children's mental health.
Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to replace all radiotherapy machines older than ten years.
Hospices: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for charitable hospices.
Hospices: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the regional variation of funding for charitable hospices.
Pension Credit: Publicity
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department spends on publicity to increase the number of people registered for Pension Credit.
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to write to every person entitled to but not claiming Pension Credit.
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of additional people that will register for Pension Credit between 1 September and 31 De
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who will be entitled to Pension Credit but will have not registered by (a) 31 Decembe
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