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Sir Geoffrey Cox vs David Burton-Sampson

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

Photograph of Sir Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock
vs
Photograph of David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh

Voting alignment

Sir Geoffrey Cox and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 211 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 208 different votes 211 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
17 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
38 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
38 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

66.3 %
7 % below average
Rank 497 of 647
Participation
86.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 75 of 647
1,544
2,328 eligible divisions
Total votes
468
542 eligible divisions
720
46.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
249
53.2 % of votes cast
824
53.4 % of votes cast
No votes
219
46.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

4
-61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 647
Appearances
49
-16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 647
9
-106.8 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 647
Contributions
55
-60.8 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£264,705
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15 % below average
13
3 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

Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
71 of 88 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Migration
125 of 169 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Defence
43 of 59 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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