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Naz Shah vs Dr Sam Rushworth

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

Photograph of Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West
vs
Photograph of Dr Sam Rushworth
Dr Sam Rushworth
Lab Bishop Auckland

Voting alignment

Naz Shah and Dr Sam Rushworth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

269 same votes 0 different votes 269 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
29 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

65.3%
7% below average
Rank 514 of 649
Participation
71.9%
1% below average
Rank 381 of 649
1,551
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
424
590 eligible divisions
860
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
213
50.2% of votes cast
691
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
211
49.8% of votes cast
16
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.8% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

23
-61.8 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
70
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 650
27
-120.7 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 650
Contributions
146
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£212,044
all imported IPSA years
£312,636
38% above average
Latest expenses
£212,044
6% below average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Housing
57 of 67 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 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