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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Saqib Bhatti

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 Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 261 different votes 280 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
35 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 1 No
Benefits 0% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 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
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 177 of 649
424
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,348
1,658 eligible divisions
213
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
49.5% of votes cast
211
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
681
50.5% of votes cast
16
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

68
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 649
Appearances
82
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
143
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 308 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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