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Richard Burgon
Labour MP for Leeds East
Richard Burgon is the Labour MP for Leeds East, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
MessageSeat status
Very safe
Majority size
11,265
Recent swing
+0.3% Labour
Party
Labour
Top donors:
No registered donations
OPPOSED
Voted against Draft Public Order Act 2023 (I...
Motion passed, 301-110
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OPPOSED
Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Motion failed, 172-334
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OPPOSED
Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Motion failed, 181-335
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Where Richard fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Richard Burgon
Member of Parliament
Leeds East
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
No current committee memberships