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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3 NOHealth Bill
3 votes · 8 Sept 2026
Health Bill
3 votes · 8 Sept 2026
2 NOHealth Bill
2 votes · 7 Sept 2026
Health Bill
2 votes · 7 Sept 2026
1 AYE3 NORepresentation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
Representation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
1 AYE2 NOPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 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
Morgan McSweeney
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister’s former Chief of Staff reported the theft of his mobile phone to the Cabinet Secretary.
Morgan McSweeney
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the comments of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on LBC on 22 March 2026, whether his Department has b
Morgan McSweeney
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the comments of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on LBC on 22 March 2026, what assessment he has made
Cabinet Office: Mobile Phones
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Cabinet Office policy is on the backup and retention of messages on official mobile devices.
Cabinet Office: Mobile Phones
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's policy is on staff reporting the (a) loss and (b) theft of mobile devices; and whether that policy was followed for the theft of the P
Iran: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the agreement allowing the United States to use UK military bases for strikes on Iranian missile sites includes any limits on the types of operations
Iran: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether each individual use of UK military bases by US forces will be subject to a UK Government assessment to ensure that the action is consistent with inte
Iran: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK Government will have the ability to approve or refuse individual targets before the United States conducts strikes from UK military bases in I
Iran: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government will publish a list of US military strikes that have used UK military bases following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 1 March.
Iran: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government will publish a list of any civilian deaths that result from US military strikes that have used UK military bases following the Prime M
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