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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Tom Tugendhat

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 Tom Tugendhat
Tom Tugendhat
Con Tonbridge

Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Tom Tugendhat voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 238 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 216 different votes 238 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
10 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 27% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
35 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
20 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
20 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 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
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 354 of 649
424
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,740
2,376 eligible divisions
213
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
835
48.0% of votes cast
211
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
905
52.0% of votes cast
16
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

69
-13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 649
Appearances
67
-15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 649
146
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Contributions
119
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 273 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
£2,161,547
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£287,101
27% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
45
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
191 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
141 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
72 of 95 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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