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David Burton-Sampson vs Matt Turmaine

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 Matt Turmaine
Matt Turmaine
Lab Watford

Voting alignment

David Burton-Sampson and Matt Turmaine voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 461 shared comparable votes.

459 same votes 2 different votes 461 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
58 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
58 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
58 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

87.0 %
14 % above average
Rank 61 of 649
Participation
91.0 %
18 % above average
Rank 15 of 649
500
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
523
575 eligible divisions
264
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.6 % of votes cast
236
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
248
47.4 % of votes cast
3
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Appearances
40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
54
-84.3 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
Contributions
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 477 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
£150,619
all imported IPSA years
£191,962
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£150,619
33 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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