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David Burton-Sampson vs Chris Murray

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 Chris Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

David Burton-Sampson and Chris Murray voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 444 shared comparable votes.

441 same votes 3 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
52 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
52 Aye 40 No
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
52 Aye 40 No
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 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
77.9%
6% above average
Rank 249 of 650
543
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
483
620 eligible divisions
280
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
48.9% of votes cast
263
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
247
51.1% 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
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
Appearances
67
-25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
69
-91.1 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
Contributions
111
-49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 345 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
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£191,962
15% below average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
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
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 42 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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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