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Richard Fuller vs David Burton-Sampson

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

Photograph of Richard Fuller
Richard Fuller
Con North Bedfordshire
vs
Photograph of David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh

Voting alignment

Richard Fuller and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 357 different votes 362 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
5 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
24 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
32 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
49 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
49 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
22 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 223 of 649
Participation
87.0 %
14 % above average
Rank 61 of 649
1,299
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
500
575 eligible divisions
612
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
264
52.8 % of votes cast
687
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
236
47.2 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 650
Appearances
51
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
49
-89.3 vs Commons average
Rank 498 of 650
Contributions
54
-84.3 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,221,578
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£273,108
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
4
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 67 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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