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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Lillian Jones

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 Lillian Jones
Lillian Jones
Lab Kilmarnock and Loudoun

Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Lillian Jones voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

303 same votes 3 different votes 306 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
39 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
39 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 92% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
39 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
39 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 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
67.0%
5% below average
Rank 475 of 650
451
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
631 eligible divisions
225
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
204
48.2% of votes cast
226
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
219
51.8% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 650
Appearances
45
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 650
156
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Contributions
55
-109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 518 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
£167,331
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£167,331
26% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Transport
27 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API