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Alex Burghart vs Dave Robertson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar
vs
Photograph of Dave Robertson
Dave Robertson
Lab Lichfield

Voting alignment

Alex Burghart and Dave Robertson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 386 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 380 different votes 386 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
19 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
36 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
44 Aye 36 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
44 Aye 36 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

85.1%
13% above average
Rank 85 of 650
Participation
87.1%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 650
1,831
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
540
620 eligible divisions
884
48.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
288
53.3% of votes cast
947
51.7% of votes cast
No votes
252
46.7% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

97
+4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
Appearances
130
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
168
+7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
167
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£212,620
all imported IPSA years
£203,620
10% below average
Latest expenses
£212,620
6% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
189 of 189 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Trade
86 of 90 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
154 of 163 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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