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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Dr Lauren Sullivan

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 Dr Lauren Sullivan
Dr Lauren Sullivan
Lab Gravesham

Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Dr Lauren Sullivan voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 406 shared comparable votes.

403 same votes 3 different votes 406 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
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 361 of 650
Participation
87.9%
16% above average
Rank 42 of 650
451
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
545
620 eligible divisions
225
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
283
51.9% of votes cast
226
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
262
48.1% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
Appearances
56
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
157
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Contributions
70
-92.0 vs Commons average
Rank 472 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
£154,312
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£154,312
32% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API