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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Mrs Kemi Badenoch

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 Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex

Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Mrs Kemi Badenoch voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 124 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 118 different votes 124 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
5 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
26 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 2 No
Energy 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 2 No
Energy 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 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
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 649
424
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,415
2,121 eligible divisions
213
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
702
49.6% of votes cast
211
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
713
50.4% of votes cast
16
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

69
-14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Appearances
66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
145
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650
Contributions
277
+131.3 vs Commons average
Rank 69 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
£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£278,687
23% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
19
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
167 of 188 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
73 of 87 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
134 of 163 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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