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Chris Bloore vs David Burton-Sampson

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

Photograph of Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch
vs
Photograph of David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh

Voting alignment

Chris Bloore and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 414 shared comparable votes.

409 same votes 5 different votes 414 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
40 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 7 No
Benefits 90% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
40 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 650
Participation
87.6%
15% above average
Rank 47 of 650
454
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
543
620 eligible divisions
220
48.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
280
51.6% of votes cast
234
51.5% of votes cast
No votes
263
48.4% of votes cast
2
0.4% 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

111
+18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
66
-27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
125
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
Contributions
69
-93.0 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£167,691
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£167,691
26% below average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15% below average
2
2 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Transport
28 of 30 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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