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David Burton-Sampson vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

David Burton-Sampson and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 38% of the time, based on 118 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 73 different votes 118 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
3 Aye 0 No
Education 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
13 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 79% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
Transport 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 71% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Energy 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
28 Aye 14 No
Tax 17% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 31% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 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
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
456
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
246
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
210
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
3
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

49
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 648
Appearances
89
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
58
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 648
Contributions
208
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£191,962
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
200 of 211 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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