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David Burton-Sampson vs Richard Fuller

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 Richard Fuller
Richard Fuller
Con North Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

David Burton-Sampson and Richard Fuller voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 324 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 319 different votes 324 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
14 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
49 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
30 Aye 49 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
30 Aye 49 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 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
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 240 of 648
456
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,259
1,594 eligible divisions
246
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
589
46.8 % of votes cast
210
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
670
53.2 % of votes cast
3
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.9 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

49
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 648
Appearances
23
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 648
58
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 648
Contributions
30
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 546 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
£2,221,578
all imported IPSA years
£191,962
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£273,108
21 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
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

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 65 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 173 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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