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Ed Miliband vs David Burton-Sampson

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


Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 163 shared comparable votes.

161 same votes 2 different votes 163 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
23 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

54.1%
18% below average
Rank 609 of 650
Participation
87.8%
15% above average
Rank 45 of 650
1,308
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
554
631 eligible divisions
725
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
288
52.0% of votes cast
583
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
266
48.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.5% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
-24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650
785
+620.4 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
Contributions
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2% below average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
171 of 212 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
36 of 49 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Energy
45 of 70 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API