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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Paul Waugh

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


Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Paul Waugh voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 401 shared comparable votes.

398 same votes 3 different votes 401 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 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
46 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
46 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 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
87.3%
15% above average
Rank 51 of 650
451
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
541
620 eligible divisions
225
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
267
49.4% of votes cast
226
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
274
50.6% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
Appearances
128
+35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
157
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Contributions
165
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 208 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
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API