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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Patricia Ferguson

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 Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West

Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

327 same votes 1 different votes 328 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
42 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
42 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 95% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
42 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
42 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 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
78.1%
6% above average
Rank 240 of 649
424
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
590 eligible divisions
213
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
234
50.8% of votes cast
211
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
227
49.2% of votes cast
16
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
18
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Appearances
88
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 650
145
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650
Contributions
112
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 303 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
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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