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David Burton-Sampson vs Becky Gittins

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 Becky Gittins
Becky Gittins
Lab Clwyd East

Voting alignment

David Burton-Sampson and Becky Gittins voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 470 shared comparable votes.

467 same votes 3 different votes 470 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 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
40 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
40 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

87.6%
15% above average
Rank 47 of 650
Participation
85.5%
13% above average
Rank 77 of 650
543
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
530
620 eligible divisions
280
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
265
50.0% of votes cast
263
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
265
50.0% of votes cast
3
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
Appearances
30
-61.0 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 650
69
-89.5 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Contributions
35
-123.5 vs Commons average
Rank 579 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
£187,132
all imported IPSA years
£191,962
15% below average
Latest expenses
£187,132
17% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API