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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Blake Stephenson

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

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Dr Sam Rushworth
Lab Bishop Auckland
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 281 different votes 303 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
20 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 4 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
2 Aye 16 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
44 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
35 Aye 44 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
35 Aye 44 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 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
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
424
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
213
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
211
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
16
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-13.8 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 649
Appearances
84
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
143
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 649
Contributions
164
+21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 172 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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