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David Burton-Sampson vs Rachel Taylor

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 Rachel Taylor
Rachel Taylor
Lab North Warwickshire and Bedworth

Voting alignment

David Burton-Sampson and Rachel Taylor voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 456 shared comparable votes.

453 same votes 3 different votes 456 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
56 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
56 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
24 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
56 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
24 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

87.6%
15% above average
Rank 47 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 209 of 650
543
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
493
620 eligible divisions
280
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
240
48.7% of votes cast
263
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
253
51.3% of votes cast
3
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
Appearances
130
+39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
69
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
Contributions
186
+28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 170 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
£240,723
all imported IPSA years
£191,962
15% below average
Latest expenses
£240,723
6% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
1
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 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
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API