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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 0 different votes 337 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
42 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 346 of 649
424
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,745
2,376 eligible divisions
213
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
985
56.4% of votes cast
211
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
760
43.6% of votes cast
16
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

69
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 649
Appearances
123
+41.3 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 649
146
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 649
Contributions
172
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 163 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
190 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API