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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Barry Gardiner

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


Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

244 same votes 5 different votes 249 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
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 7 No
Benefits 79% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 80% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 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
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 480 of 650
454
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,616
2,422 eligible divisions
226
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
902
55.8% of votes cast
228
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
714
44.2% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

78
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650
Appearances
57
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 650
158
-9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650
Contributions
93
-74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 413 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% 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
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Transport
80 of 98 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API