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Sam Rushworth vs Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

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
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Photograph of Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead

Voting alignment

Sam Rushworth and Ms Abena Oppong-Asare voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

327 same votes 0 different votes 327 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
36 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
26 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
26 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 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
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 281 of 650
409
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,243
1,631 eligible divisions
210
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
664
53.4 % of votes cast
199
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
579
46.6 % of votes cast
14
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % 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
13
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
122
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Contributions
13
-112.8 vs Commons average
Rank 615 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
£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£288,312
27 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Migration
139 of 152 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
62 of 68 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
Work / Employment
57 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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