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Jesse Norman vs David Burton-Sampson

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

Photograph of Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire
vs
Photograph of David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh

Voting alignment

Jesse Norman and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 313 different votes 319 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
5 Aye 12 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 10 No
Defence 4% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
32 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
43 Aye 32 No
10 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
43 Aye 32 No
10 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

72.3 %
same as average
Rank 377 of 650
Participation
86.7 %
14 % above average
Rank 65 of 650
1,694
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
558 eligible divisions
783
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
52.7 % of votes cast
911
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
229
47.3 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 650
Appearances
50
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
76
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
Contributions
53
-71.8 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£134,182
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
8
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

Trade
85 of 89 votes
#1
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Energy
56 of 67 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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