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Dr Sam Rushworth vs David Smith

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


Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and David Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

318 same votes 0 different votes 318 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
30 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 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
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 649
424
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
590 eligible divisions
213
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
202
49.1% of votes cast
211
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
209
50.9% of votes cast
16
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Appearances
75
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
145
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650
Contributions
101
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 333 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
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API