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Julia Lopez vs David Burton-Sampson

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

Photograph of Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster
vs
Photograph of David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh

Voting alignment

Julia Lopez and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 352 different votes 359 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 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
38 Aye 59 No
Tax 0% aligned 97 shared votes
59 Aye 38 No
13 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 59 No
Tax 0% aligned 97 shared votes
59 Aye 38 No
13 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 132 of 650
Participation
86.7 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 650
1,743
2,089 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
558 eligible divisions
836
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
52.7 % of votes cast
907
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
229
47.3 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Appearances
46
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
36
-83.6 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 650
Contributions
49
-70.6 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£227,011
same as average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15 % below average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
185 of 188 votes
#1
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Migration
150 of 161 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
77 of 85 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Tax
249 of 284 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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
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
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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