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David Burton-Sampson vs Alberto Costa

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 Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

David Burton-Sampson and Alberto Costa voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 329 different votes 336 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
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
47 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
35 Aye 47 No
16 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
35 Aye 47 No
16 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

86.7 %
14 % above average
Rank 65 of 650
Participation
81.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 178 of 650
484
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,905
2,344 eligible divisions
255
52.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
901
47.3 % of votes cast
229
47.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,004
52.7 % of votes cast
3
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

50
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
Appearances
13
-56.8 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 650
53
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
Contributions
14
-109.9 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£191,962
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£191,962
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
27
7 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Defence
33 of 33 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
61 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 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
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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