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Sam Rushworth vs Victoria Atkins

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 Victoria Atkins
Victoria Atkins
Con Louth and Horncastle

Voting alignment

Sam Rushworth and Victoria Atkins voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 239 different votes 242 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
40 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
31 Aye 40 No
20 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
3 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
31 Aye 40 No
20 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
3 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 1 No
Benefits 0% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 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
81.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 177 of 650
409
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,910
2,349 eligible divisions
210
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
923
48.3 % of votes cast
199
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
987
51.7 % of votes cast
14
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % 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
18
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
122
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Contributions
28
-97.8 vs Commons average
Rank 565 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
£1,703,387
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£241,610
7 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
204 of 211 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
159 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
Energy
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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