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Kerry McCarthy vs David Burton-Sampson

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


Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 458 shared comparable votes.

454 same votes 4 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
58 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
58 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
58 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

78.6%
6% above average
Rank 226 of 650
Participation
87.6%
15% above average
Rank 47 of 650
1,891
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
543
620 eligible divisions
1,059
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
280
51.6% of votes cast
832
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
263
48.4% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Appearances
66
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
109
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Contributions
69
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
7
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

Defence
65 of 71 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
#2
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API