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Amanda Martin vs David Burton-Sampson

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

Photograph of Amanda Martin
Amanda Martin
Lab Portsmouth North
vs
Photograph of David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh

Voting alignment

Amanda Martin and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 472 shared comparable votes.

469 same votes 3 different votes 472 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
55 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
55 Aye 45 No
26 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
55 Aye 45 No
26 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

83.1%
11% above average
Rank 131 of 650
Participation
87.6%
15% above average
Rank 47 of 650
515
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
543
620 eligible divisions
249
48.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
280
51.6% of votes cast
266
51.7% of votes cast
No votes
263
48.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

203
+112.0 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650
Appearances
66
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
252
+93.5 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 650
Contributions
69
-89.5 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£205,664
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£205,664
9% below average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15% below average
15
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
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
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API