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David Burton-Sampson vs Samantha Dixon

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 Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston

Voting alignment

David Burton-Sampson and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

404 same votes 3 different votes 407 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
37 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
37 Aye 42 No
24 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
37 Aye 42 No
24 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 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
73.0%
1% above average
Rank 354 of 650
543
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
751
1,029 eligible divisions
280
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
368
49.0% of votes cast
263
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
383
51.0% of votes cast
3
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 10 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

66
-27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
Appearances
77
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
69
-93.0 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
Contributions
289
+127.0 vs Commons average
Rank 84 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
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£191,962
15% below average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
12 of 12 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Migration
83 of 97 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#5
Energy
27 of 33 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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API