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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 286 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 279 different votes 286 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
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
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
36 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 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
64.9%
8% below average
Rank 520 of 649
424
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
383
590 eligible divisions
213
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
181
47.3% of votes cast
211
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
202
52.7% of votes cast
16
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.9% 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
82
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
146
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 649
Contributions
92
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 355 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
£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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
79 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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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