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Ben Coleman vs David Burton-Sampson

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


Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 378 shared comparable votes.

368 same votes 10 different votes 378 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
43 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

67.1%
5% below average
Rank 471 of 650
Participation
87.9%
16% above average
Rank 44 of 650
427
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
559
636 eligible divisions
230
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
291
52.1% of votes cast
197
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
268
47.9% of votes cast
13
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-47.0 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
Appearances
71
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
87
-82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
Contributions
74
-95.2 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,638
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17% below average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15% below average
1
1 registered category
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

NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 42 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Benefits
26 of 32 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Transport
26 of 32 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API