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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Derek Twigg

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 Derek Twigg
Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Derek Twigg voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

286 same votes 3 different votes 289 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
33 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
33 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 9 No
Energy 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 2 No
Benefits 79% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
33 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
33 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.5%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 650
Participation
58.2%
14% below average
Rank 588 of 650
451
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,407
2,417 eligible divisions
225
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
812
57.7% of votes cast
226
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
595
42.3% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.9% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

77
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 650
Appearances
54
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
156
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Contributions
45
-119.6 vs Commons average
Rank 554 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
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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