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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 372 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 366 different votes 372 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
23 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 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
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
1 Aye 25 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
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
1 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 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
81.2%
9% above average
Rank 173 of 650
543
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,371
1,688 eligible divisions
280
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
679
49.5% of votes cast
263
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
692
50.5% 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
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

66
-27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
Appearances
90
-3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
69
-93.0 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
Contributions
115
-47.0 vs Commons average
Rank 342 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
£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
8
5 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
Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Trade
53 of 56 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
159 of 178 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
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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