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Nick Smith vs Dr Sam Rushworth

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


Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Dr Sam Rushworth voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 379 shared comparable votes.

374 same votes 5 different votes 379 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
41 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
41 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

74.8%
2% above average
Rank 316 of 650
Participation
72.7%
same as average
Rank 361 of 650
1,799
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
451
620 eligible divisions
1,024
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
225
49.9% of votes cast
775
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
226
50.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.5% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

94
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
Appearances
78
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 650
122
-41.5 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
Contributions
157
-6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£212,044
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£212,044
6% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
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

Education
89 of 96 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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