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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Aphra Brandreth

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 Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury

Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 299 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
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
36 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 361 of 650
Participation
66.0%
6% below average
Rank 501 of 650
451
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
409
620 eligible divisions
225
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
195
47.7% of votes cast
226
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
214
52.3% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
Appearances
95
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 650
153
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
Contributions
115
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 325 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
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 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
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
8 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 114 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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