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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Alex Baker

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

Photograph of Dr Sam Rushworth
Dr Sam Rushworth
Lab Bishop Auckland
vs
Photograph of Alex Baker
Alex Baker
Lab Aldershot

Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Alex Baker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

343 same votes 0 different votes 343 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
43 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 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
77.1%
5% above average
Rank 265 of 649
424
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
590 eligible divisions
213
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
53.4% of votes cast
211
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
212
46.6% of votes cast
16
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.9% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 649
Appearances
68
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 649
146
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 649
Contributions
95
-47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 345 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
£175,028
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£175,028
23% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
17 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API