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David Burton-Sampson vs Saqib Bhatti

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 Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

David Burton-Sampson and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 343 different votes 349 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
49 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
31 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
1 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
31 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
1 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

87.3%
15% above average
Rank 58 of 649
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 177 of 649
515
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,348
1,658 eligible divisions
268
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
49.5% of votes cast
247
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
681
50.5% of votes cast
3
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

54
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Appearances
81
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
56
-86.3 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 649
Contributions
110
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 302 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£191,962
15% below average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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