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Kirsteen Sullivan vs Dr Sam Rushworth

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

Photograph of Kirsteen Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow
vs
Photograph of Dr Sam Rushworth
Dr Sam Rushworth
Lab Bishop Auckland

Voting alignment

Kirsteen Sullivan and Dr Sam Rushworth voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

335 same votes 2 different votes 337 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 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 7 No
Benefits 95% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
40 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.6%
same as average
Rank 364 of 650
Participation
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 650
458
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
451
631 eligible divisions
244
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
225
49.9% of votes cast
214
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
226
50.1% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

85
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Appearances
77
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 650
102
-62.6 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650
Contributions
156
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£212,044
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£212,044
6% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
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

Housing
31 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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