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Sam Rushworth vs Chris Philp

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

Photograph of Sam Rushworth
Sam Rushworth
Lab Bishop Auckland
vs
Photograph of Chris Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

Sam Rushworth and Chris Philp voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 262 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
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
28 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 379 of 649
Participation
83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 128 of 649
414
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,971
2,361 eligible divisions
211
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
952
48.3 % of votes cast
203
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,019
51.7 % of votes cast
14
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Appearances
59
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
133
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£212,044
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
209 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
Trade
82 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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