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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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


Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 304 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 281 different votes 304 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
17 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
42 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
25 Aye 42 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
25 Aye 42 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 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
81.4%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 649
424
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,935
2,376 eligible divisions
213
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
887
45.8% of votes cast
211
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,048
54.2% of votes cast
16
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

68
-14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
Appearances
97
+14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 649
143
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 649
Contributions
171
+27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 166 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
208 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API