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Sarah Edwards vs David Burton-Sampson

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

362 same votes 3 different votes 365 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
52 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
52 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
52 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

62.7%
10% below average
Rank 546 of 650
Participation
87.8%
15% above average
Rank 45 of 650
502
800 eligible divisions
Total votes
554
631 eligible divisions
274
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
288
52.0% of votes cast
228
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
266
48.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.5% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650
77
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Contributions
72
-92.5 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15% below average
1
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
16 of 16 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 48 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API