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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 351 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 0 different votes 351 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
40 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
40 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 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

71.9%
1% below average
Rank 381 of 649
Participation
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 649
424
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
213
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
56.6% of votes cast
211
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
787
43.4% of votes cast
16
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

69
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 649
Appearances
45
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 649
146
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 649
Contributions
42
-100.3 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649

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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Housing
59 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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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Voting source Commons Votes API