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Alex Burghart vs David Burton-Sampson

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 David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh

Voting alignment

Alex Burghart and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 388 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 383 different votes 388 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
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
35 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
46 Aye 35 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
46 Aye 35 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 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
87.6%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 650
1,830
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
542
619 eligible divisions
884
48.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
279
51.5% of votes cast
946
51.7% of votes cast
No votes
263
48.5% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

94
+5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Appearances
63
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
160
+5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Contributions
66
-88.8 vs Commons average
Rank 476 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
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£203,620
10% below average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Trade
86 of 90 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
154 of 163 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
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: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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