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Mr Toby Perkins vs David Burton-Sampson

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

Photograph of Mr Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield
vs
Photograph of David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh

Voting alignment

Mr Toby Perkins and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 430 shared comparable votes.

427 same votes 3 different votes 430 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
36 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
36 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 349 of 650
Participation
87.6%
15% above average
Rank 47 of 650
1,761
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
543
620 eligible divisions
968
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
280
51.6% of votes cast
793
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
263
48.4% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Appearances
66
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
159
-2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650
Contributions
69
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£306,578
36% above average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15% below average
5
1 registered category
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

Defence
65 of 71 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 47 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API