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Josh Dean vs David Burton-Sampson

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

Photograph of Josh Dean
Josh Dean
Lab Hertford and Stortford
vs
Photograph of David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh

Voting alignment

Josh Dean and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 458 shared comparable votes.

456 same votes 2 different votes 458 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
60 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
60 Aye 41 No
31 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
60 Aye 41 No
31 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

93.3 %
21 % above average
Rank 7 of 650
Participation
86.6 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 650
517
554 eligible divisions
Total votes
480
554 eligible divisions
259
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
251
52.3 % of votes cast
258
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
229
47.7 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
Appearances
47
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
56
-64.4 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
Contributions
51
-69.4 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£169,396
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£169,396
25 % below average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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

Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
#1
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
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