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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Dame Caroline Dinenage

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 Dame Caroline Dinenage
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Con Gosport

Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Dame Caroline Dinenage voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 262 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 255 different votes 262 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
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
37 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
35 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
35 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 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
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 649
424
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,841
2,376 eligible divisions
213
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
900
48.9% of votes cast
211
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
941
51.1% of votes cast
16
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

69
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 649
Appearances
73
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
146
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 649
Contributions
86
-56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 377 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
£2,521,725
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£285,728
26% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 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
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
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
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Football Governance Bills [Lords]: Second Reading 28 Apr 2025
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API