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David Burton-Sampson vs Alan Mak

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

Photograph of David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh
vs
Photograph of Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

David Burton-Sampson and Alan Mak voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 338 different votes 344 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
26 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 5% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
57 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 94 shared votes
37 Aye 57 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 94 shared votes
37 Aye 57 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

86.7 %
13 % above average
Rank 76 of 648
Participation
86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 86 of 648
456
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,990
2,312 eligible divisions
246
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
47.3 % of votes cast
210
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
1,048
52.7 % of votes cast
3
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

49
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 648
Appearances
12
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 648
58
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 648
Contributions
13
-94.9 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£191,962
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£191,962
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
23
5 registered categories
0
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

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#2
Defence
57 of 59 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
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
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