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Claire Young vs Sam Rushworth

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

Photograph of Claire Young
Claire Young
LD Thornbury and Yate
vs
Photograph of Sam Rushworth
Sam Rushworth
Lab Bishop Auckland

Voting alignment

Claire Young and Sam Rushworth voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 241 different votes 285 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 75% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 36% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 22% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
26 Aye 34 No
Tax 5% aligned 60 shared votes
37 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

73.2 %
same as average
Rank 354 of 650
Participation
72.6 %
same as average
Rank 367 of 650
412
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
409
563 eligible divisions
218
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
210
51.3 % of votes cast
194
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
199
48.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
14
3.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

115
+44.1 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
57
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
131
+5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Contributions
122
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£203,164
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£212,044
all imported IPSA years
£203,164
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£212,044
6 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
42 of 49 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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