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Wendy Morton vs David Burton-Sampson

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

Photograph of Wendy Morton
Wendy Morton
Con Aldridge-Brownhills
vs
Photograph of David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh

Voting alignment

Wendy Morton and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 287 different votes 293 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 5% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
48 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
48 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
1 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

78.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 236 of 650
Participation
86.9 %
14 % above average
Rank 65 of 650
1,843
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
563 eligible divisions
880
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
257
52.6 % of votes cast
963
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
232
47.4 % of votes cast
3
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

138
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 52 of 650
Appearances
49
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
238
+112.2 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Contributions
52
-73.8 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,630,211
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£253,374
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15 % below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
5
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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Trade
85 of 89 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
61 of 66 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Migration
149 of 169 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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