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Sarah Bool vs David Burton-Sampson

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

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool 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
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
37 Aye 59 No
Tax 0% aligned 96 shared votes
59 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 59 No
Tax 0% aligned 96 shared votes
59 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 379 of 650
Participation
86.7 %
14 % above average
Rank 65 of 650
403
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
558 eligible divisions
171
42.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
52.7 % of votes cast
232
57.6 % of votes cast
No votes
229
47.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Appearances
47
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
91
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 650
Contributions
50
-71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15 % below average
14
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Tax
96 of 108 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 61 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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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