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Bob Blackman vs David Burton-Sampson

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

Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East
vs
Photograph of David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 395 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 384 different votes 395 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
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
38 Aye 59 No
Tax 0% aligned 97 shared votes
59 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 59 No
Tax 0% aligned 97 shared votes
59 Aye 38 No
13 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

87.7 %
15 % above average
Rank 51 of 649
Participation
86.9 %
14 % above average
Rank 62 of 649
2,070
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
498
573 eligible divisions
972
47.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
262
52.6 % of votes cast
1,098
53.0 % of votes cast
No votes
236
47.4 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

142
+65.0 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 649
Appearances
53
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 649
168
+31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 649
Contributions
56
-80.7 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15 % below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
211 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
85 of 89 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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