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Dr Sam Rushworth vs James Cartlidge

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


Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and James Cartlidge voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 302 different votes 309 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
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
44 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
34 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
34 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 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
86.4%
14% above average
Rank 67 of 649
424
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,052
2,376 eligible divisions
213
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
982
47.9% of votes cast
211
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,070
52.1% of votes cast
16
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

69
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 649
Appearances
61
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 649
146
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 649
Contributions
154
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Housing
62 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API