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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Alan Mak

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

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Dr Sam Rushworth
Lab Bishop Auckland
vs
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Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Alan Mak voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 292 different votes 306 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
21 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
2 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
43 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
37 Aye 43 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
37 Aye 43 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
1% below average
Rank 381 of 649
Participation
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 87 of 649
424
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,027
2,376 eligible divisions
213
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
960
47.4% of votes cast
211
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,067
52.6% of votes cast
16
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

69
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 649
Appearances
24
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 649
145
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 649
Contributions
27
-118.9 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£212,044
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
24
7 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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