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Sam Rushworth vs Laura Trott

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 Laura Trott
Laura Trott
Con Sevenoaks

Voting alignment

Sam Rushworth and Laura Trott voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 195 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 190 different votes 195 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
12 Aye 4 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 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
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 315 of 650
409
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,224
1,631 eligible divisions
210
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
632
51.6 % of votes cast
199
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
592
48.4 % of votes cast
14
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

57
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Appearances
30
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 650
122
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Contributions
46
-79.8 vs Commons average
Rank 500 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
£1,164,100
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,794
26 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
143 of 173 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 69 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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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