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Portrait of David Burton-Sampson

David Burton-Sampson

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Southend West and Leigh · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: david.burtonsampson.mp@parliament.uk

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
87.8%
554 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
1 meetings attended
Debate contributions
146
in the 7 year window
Written questions
15
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

David Burton-Sampson is the Labour MP for Southend West and Leigh, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Southend West and Leigh4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
87.8%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
554

joint 41st of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

David Burton-Sampson voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 97.3%97.3%2025: 83.5%83.5%2026: 90.7%90.7%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236214 90.7%
2025322269 83.5%
20247371 97.3%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631554 87.8%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
146
Written questions
15
Oral questions
12
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
1

joint 593rd of 650 current MPs (5 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
David Burton-Sampson: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 0020242025: 121220252026: 332026
Oral questions per year
David Burton-Sampson: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 4420242025: 2220252026: 662026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 41 33 3 6 0 1 0
2025 85 56 12 2 0 0 0
2024 20 16 0 4 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
146
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
105
distinct debates

joint 526th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
David Burton-Sampson: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002024: 202020242025: 858520252026: 41412026
Debates participated in per year
David Burton-Sampson: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 161620242025: 565620252026: 33332026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Southend West and Leigh
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Women and Equalities Committee

Constituency: Southend West and Leigh

Southend West and Leigh constituency boundary
Area
23.4 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 1,949
Electorate
75,154 · turnout 62.5%
Postcode areas
SS0, SS2, SS22, SS9, SS99

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.