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Sam Rushworth vs Jim McMahon

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 Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Sam Rushworth and Jim McMahon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

330 same votes 1 different votes 331 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
38 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
38 Aye 37 No
26 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
38 Aye 37 No
26 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 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
71.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 393 of 650
409
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,682
2,349 eligible divisions
210
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
944
56.1 % of votes cast
199
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
738
43.9 % of votes cast
14
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
10 years, 7 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

57
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Appearances
75
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650
122
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Contributions
121
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 211 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
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Education
79 of 95 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
137 of 169 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API