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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Mike Reader

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


Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Mike Reader voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 4 different votes 374 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
37 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
37 Aye 39 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
37 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
37 Aye 39 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 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
74.0%
2% above average
Rank 329 of 650
451
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
631 eligible divisions
225
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
52.0% of votes cast
226
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
224
48.0% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% 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
82
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
156
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Contributions
118
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 337 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
£208,618
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£208,618
8% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Tax
99 of 121 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API