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David Burton-Sampson vs Ben Goldsborough

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 Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

David Burton-Sampson and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 444 shared comparable votes.

442 same votes 2 different votes 444 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
55 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
55 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
55 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

87.0 %
14 % above average
Rank 61 of 649
Participation
86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 75 of 649
500
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
495
575 eligible divisions
264
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.1 % of votes cast
236
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
247
49.9 % of votes cast
3
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
54
-84.3 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
Contributions
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 398 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
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£191,962
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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