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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Kit Malthouse

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 Kit Malthouse
Kit Malthouse
Con North West Hampshire

Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Kit Malthouse voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 340 different votes 346 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
14 Aye 4 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
2 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
42 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
36 Aye 42 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
36 Aye 42 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 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
86.0%
14% above average
Rank 72 of 650
451
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,069
2,406 eligible divisions
225
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
993
48.0% of votes cast
226
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,076
52.0% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

75
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
Appearances
96
+6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
153
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
Contributions
151
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 223 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
£2,190,913
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£293,019
30% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Trade
91 of 94 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
163 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
201 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
61 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
72 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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