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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Matthew Patrick

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 Matthew Patrick
Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West

Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 4 different votes 380 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
41 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
41 Aye 37 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
41 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
41 Aye 37 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 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
81.5%
9% above average
Rank 170 of 650
451
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
505
620 eligible divisions
225
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
48.1% of votes cast
226
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
262
51.9% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 650
Appearances
36
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
157
-6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
Contributions
100
-63.5 vs Commons average
Rank 384 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
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 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
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
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
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