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Dame Karen Bradley vs David Burton-Sampson

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

Photograph of Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands
vs
Photograph of David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh

Voting alignment

Dame Karen Bradley and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 243 different votes 249 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
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 478 of 649
Participation
86.8 %
14 % above average
Rank 65 of 649
1,581
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
493
568 eligible divisions
739
46.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
261
52.9 % of votes cast
842
53.3 % of votes cast
No votes
232
47.1 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % 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

50
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 649
Appearances
52
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 649
56
-74.2 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649
Contributions
55
-75.2 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£283,093
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15 % below average
12
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
11
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
188 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
72 of 89 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 75 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
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