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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Patrick Hurley

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 Patrick Hurley
Patrick Hurley
Lab Southport

Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Patrick Hurley voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 402 shared comparable votes.

402 same votes 0 different votes 402 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
46 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
46 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
46 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 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
87.6%
15% above average
Rank 46 of 650
451
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
543
620 eligible divisions
225
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
281
51.7% of votes cast
226
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
262
48.3% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
16
2.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
Appearances
61
-29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
153
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
Contributions
96
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 374 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
£214,468
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£214,468
5% 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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Education
49 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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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Voting source Commons Votes API