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Sam Rushworth vs Esther McVey

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 Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Sam Rushworth and Esther McVey voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 183 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 178 different votes 183 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
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 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
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 519 of 649
414
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,364
2,106 eligible divisions
211
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
624
45.7 % of votes cast
203
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
740
54.3 % of votes cast
14
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

61
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Appearances
104
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
133
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
145
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 193 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
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 87 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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