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David Burton-Sampson vs Esther McVey

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 Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

David Burton-Sampson and Esther McVey voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 213 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 209 different votes 213 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
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
33 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
1 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 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
64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 524 of 648
456
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,334
2,057 eligible divisions
246
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
608
45.6 % of votes cast
210
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
726
54.4 % of votes cast
3
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % 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
77
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 648
58
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 648
Contributions
109
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 196 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
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£191,962
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Defence
47 of 59 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
66 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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 Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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
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
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