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Patricia Ferguson vs Dr Sam Rushworth

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


Voting alignment

Patricia Ferguson and Dr Sam Rushworth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

327 same votes 1 different votes 328 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
42 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
42 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 7 No
Benefits 95% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
42 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
42 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

78.1%
6% above average
Rank 240 of 649
Participation
71.9%
1% below average
Rank 381 of 649
461
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
424
590 eligible divisions
234
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
213
50.2% of votes cast
227
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
211
49.8% of votes cast
18
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 649
Appearances
69
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 649
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
Contributions
145
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£151,093
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£212,044
all imported IPSA years
£151,093
33% below average
Latest expenses
£212,044
6% below average
2
1 registered category
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API