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Dr Marie Tidball vs David Burton-Sampson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Dr Marie Tidball
Dr Marie Tidball
Lab Penistone and Stocksbridge
vs
Photograph of David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh

Voting alignment

Dr Marie Tidball and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 437 shared comparable votes.

433 same votes 4 different votes 437 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
52 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
52 Aye 37 No
15 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 90% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
52 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
52 Aye 37 No
15 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

78.2%
6% above average
Rank 241 of 650
Participation
87.6%
15% above average
Rank 47 of 650
485
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
543
620 eligible divisions
232
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
280
51.6% of votes cast
253
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
263
48.4% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-44.1 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
Appearances
66
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
57
-103.1 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Contributions
69
-91.1 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£221,186
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£221,186
2% below average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API