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Sam Rushworth vs Kit Malthouse

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 Kit Malthouse
Kit Malthouse
Con North West Hampshire

Voting alignment

Sam Rushworth and Kit Malthouse voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 306 different votes 311 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 4 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
2 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
42 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
35 Aye 42 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
35 Aye 42 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 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
86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 76 of 650
409
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,023
2,349 eligible divisions
210
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
966
47.8 % of votes cast
199
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,057
52.2 % of votes cast
14
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
20
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

57
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Appearances
74
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
122
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Contributions
119
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 216 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
£2,190,913
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,019
30 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Trade
86 of 89 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
162 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
61 of 66 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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