Richard Burgon
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Leeds East · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 5980
Email: richard@richardburgon.com
Website
X (formerly Twitter)
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds East | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Leeds East | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 5 February 2025 | Present |
| Independent | 23 July 2024 | 5 February 2025 |
| Labour | 7 May 2015 | 23 July 2024 |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice | Opposition | 27 June 2016 | 6 April 2020 |
| Shadow Minister (Treasury) | Opposition | 18 September 2015 | 27 June 2016 |
Voting participation
174th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 194 | 82.2% |
| 2025 | 322 | 255 | 79.2% |
| 2024 | 200 | 156 | 78.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 209 | 81.6% |
| 2022 | 251 | 201 | 80.1% |
| 2021 | 242 | 214 | 88.4% |
| 2020 | 190 | 138 | 72.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 855 | 80.1% |
| 59th | 631 | 514 | 81.5% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
254th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 42 | 46 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 92 | 75 | 88 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 95 | 69 | 70 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 118 | 77 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 97 | 71 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 70 | 59 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 47 | 36 | 62 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) 2020–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Justice Committee 2015–2015, 2020–2021 · attendance 100.0%
Hansard activity
208th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2015
- – Became MP for Leeds East
- – Joined Labour
- – Joined Justice Committee
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Treasury)
2016
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Treasury)
2020
- – Left role: Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
- – Joined Justice Committee
- – Joined Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
2024
- – Became MP for Leeds East
- – Joined Independent
2025
- – Joined Labour
Constituency: Leeds East
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.