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Sir Mark Tami vs David Burton-Sampson

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

Photograph of Sir Mark Tami
Sir Mark Tami
Lab Alyn and Deeside
vs
Photograph of David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh

Voting alignment

Sir Mark Tami and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 513 shared comparable votes.

511 same votes 2 different votes 513 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
59 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 105 shared votes
59 Aye 46 No
29 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 105 shared votes
59 Aye 46 No
29 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 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

82.7%
10% above average
Rank 140 of 650
Participation
87.6%
15% above average
Rank 47 of 650
1,989
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
543
620 eligible divisions
1,081
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
280
51.6% of votes cast
908
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
263
48.4% of votes cast
15
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

0
-93.0 vs Commons average
Rank 646 of 650
Appearances
66
-27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
0
-162.0 vs Commons average
Rank 645 of 650
Contributions
69
-93.0 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,953,004
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£286,200
27% above average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15% below average
3
3 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

Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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