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Dr Sam Rushworth vs David Williams

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 David Williams
David Williams
Lab Stoke-on-Trent North

Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and David Williams voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 364 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 0 different votes 364 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
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
40 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
40 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 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
86.3%
14% above average
Rank 69 of 649
424
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
509
590 eligible divisions
213
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
51.1% of votes cast
211
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
249
48.9% of votes cast
16
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
15
2.9% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 649
Appearances
60
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 649
146
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 649
Contributions
76
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 411 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
£176,534
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£176,534
22% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API