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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 1% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 357 different votes 362 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 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
32 Aye 49 No
13 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
32 Aye 49 No
13 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
2 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 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
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 223 of 649
500
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,299
1,643 eligible divisions
264
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
612
47.1 % of votes cast
236
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
687
52.9 % of votes cast
3
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

51
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649
Appearances
33
-44.6 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 649
54
-83.8 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 649
Contributions
46
-91.8 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 649

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
4
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Work / Employment
61 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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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