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David Burton-Sampson vs Alex Burghart

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 Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar

Voting alignment

David Burton-Sampson and Alex Burghart voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 314 different votes 319 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 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
46 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
32 Aye 46 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
32 Aye 46 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 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
85.5 %
12 % above average
Rank 102 of 648
456
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,758
2,057 eligible divisions
246
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
844
48.0 % of votes cast
210
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
914
52.0 % 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
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

49
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 648
58
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 648
Contributions
103
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 217 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
£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
£191,962
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,620
10 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
188 of 188 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#2
Migration
154 of 161 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 84 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
55 of 59 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 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
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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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
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