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Nick Timothy vs David Burton-Sampson

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

Photograph of Nick Timothy
Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk
vs
Photograph of David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh

Voting alignment

Nick Timothy and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 349 different votes 357 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
2 Aye 14 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 3 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
35 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
42 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
42 Aye 35 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
2 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

69.0%
3% below average
Rank 439 of 650
Participation
87.6%
15% above average
Rank 47 of 650
428
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
543
620 eligible divisions
206
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
280
51.6% of votes cast
222
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
263
48.4% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
68
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
127
-36.5 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
Contributions
71
-92.5 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£199,214
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£199,214
12% below average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15% below average
21
4 registered categories
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

Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 10 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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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