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David Burton-Sampson vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

David Burton-Sampson and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 1 different votes 341 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
44 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
44 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
44 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

87.3%
15% above average
Rank 58 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
515
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
268
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
56.7% of votes cast
247
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
684
43.3% of votes cast
3
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

55
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 650
Appearances
43
-40.6 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650
57
-88.7 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 650
Contributions
48
-97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 515 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£191,962
15% below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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