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Tahir Ali vs David Burton-Sampson

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


Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 439 shared comparable votes.

433 same votes 6 different votes 439 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
56 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
56 Aye 43 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
56 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
56 Aye 43 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
4% above average
Rank 285 of 650
Participation
87.6%
15% above average
Rank 47 of 650
1,284
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
543
620 eligible divisions
676
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
280
51.6% of votes cast
608
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
263
48.4% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
Appearances
66
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
58
-102.1 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 650
Contributions
69
-91.1 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,069,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15% below average
4
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
60 of 63 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API