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Sam Rushworth vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Sam Rushworth and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

322 same votes 0 different votes 322 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 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 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 367 of 650
Participation
73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 353 of 650
409
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,349 eligible divisions
210
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
976
56.7 % of votes cast
199
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
744
43.3 % of votes cast
14
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

57
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Appearances
103
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
122
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Contributions
142
+16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 175 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Education
81 of 95 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API