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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Andy McDonald

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 Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Andy McDonald voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 410 shared comparable votes.

398 same votes 12 different votes 410 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
44 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
44 Aye 41 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 78% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 7 No
Migration 92% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 95% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 10 No
Education 97% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

71.4%
1% below average
Rank 393 of 650
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 650
454
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,836
2,422 eligible divisions
226
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,018
55.4% of votes cast
228
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
818
44.6% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

81
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Appearances
101
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
159
-10.2 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
Contributions
140
-29.2 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£212,044
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
84 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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