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Sam Carling vs David Burton-Sampson

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


Voting alignment

Sam Carling and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 503 shared comparable votes.

500 same votes 3 different votes 503 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 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
58 Aye 45 No
31 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
58 Aye 45 No
31 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

89.3%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 650
Participation
87.6%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 650
553
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
542
619 eligible divisions
286
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
279
51.5% of votes cast
267
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
263
48.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

54
-36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Appearances
65
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
71
-85.6 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
Contributions
68
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£150,223
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£150,223
34% below average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15% below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API