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David Burton-Sampson vs George Freeman

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 George Freeman
George Freeman
Con Mid Norfolk

Voting alignment

David Burton-Sampson and George Freeman voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 246 different votes 249 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
17 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
45 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
26 Aye 45 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
26 Aye 45 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 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
73.6 %
same as average
Rank 356 of 648
456
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,702
2,312 eligible divisions
246
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
828
48.6 % of votes cast
210
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
874
51.4 % of votes cast
3
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
27
1.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

49
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 648
Appearances
11
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 614 of 648
58
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 648
Contributions
20
-87.9 vs Commons average
Rank 593 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
£2,886,193
all imported IPSA years
£191,962
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£287,402
27 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 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
Brexit / EU
185 of 211 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#2
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
52 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API