Biography
Richard Burgon is the Labour MP for Leeds East, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
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Parliamentary terms
MP — since 7 May 2015
Election history
2024 General Election — 18,610 votes (47.3%)
2019 General Election — 19,464 votes (49.8%)
2017 General Election — 25,428 votes (61.4%)
2015 General Election — 20,530 votes (53.8%)
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Position data is derived from parliamentary sources including Hansard, parliamentary voting records, and parliamentary questions. We distinguish between explicit votes, inferred positions, and party-derived assumptions. Read our full methodology.