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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

377 same votes 0 different votes 377 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
40 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
40 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
40 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 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
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 279 of 650
451
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,839
2,406 eligible divisions
225
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,036
56.3% of votes cast
226
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
803
43.7% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

75
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
Appearances
48
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
153
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
Contributions
45
-111.6 vs Commons average
Rank 538 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
83 of 94 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Housing
59 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API