At a glanceSam Rushworth is a Labour MP for Bishop Auckland, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 414 votes in Commons divisions (72% attendance), tabled 17 written questions and registered 4 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Sam Rushworth did not vote in 161. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Representation of the People Bill Committee since 11 Mar 2026
- International Development Committee Committee since 21 Oct 2024
- Bishop Auckland Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Jonathan Davies
Labour
100.0% · 369 of 369 shared votes
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Patrick Hurley
Labour
100.0% · 366 of 366 shared votes
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Douglas McAllister
Labour
100.0% · 365 of 365 shared votes
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Paulette Hamilton
Labour
100.0% · 360 of 360 shared votes
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Frank McNally
Labour
100.0% · 355 of 355 shared votes
Votes least like
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George Freeman
Conservative
0.5% · 1 of 219 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.8% · 2 of 246 shared votes
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Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative
1.5% · 4 of 264 shared votes
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Kit Malthouse
Conservative
1.6% · 5 of 314 shared votes
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Victoria Atkins
Conservative
1.6% · 4 of 243 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP1
- The Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP) - £4,200.00 (registered 21 Apr 2026)
Shareholdings2
- Shares in African Dreams Ltd (registered 1 Aug 2024)
- Shares in Our World Research and Consultancy Ltd (registered 1 Aug 2024)
Miscellaneous1
- Trustee of Bishop Auckland Community Partnership (Four Clocks Centre). This is an unpaid role. (registered 30 Jul 2024)
Written questions
Countryside Stewardship Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether everyone with a legacy Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier agreement that expired on 30 December 2025 secured a new Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier agreement.
Answer · 27 May 2026
The new Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) service opened for applications in September 2025 for groups who had been invited to apply. This included farmers land managers with existing Higher Tier agreements due to expire in December 2025. Not all...
Countryside Stewardship Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average waiting time is for applicants between between being invited to apply online by the Rural Payments Agency to secure a Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier agreement and
Answer · 27 May 2026
The scheme is in an early stage “private beta” rollout where delivery times would be expected to be longer than normal. So far, the average time from invitation to apply to the Rural Payments Agency offering an agreement to the customer is around 90 daysf...
Countryside Stewardship Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier agreements have been accepted since September 2025; and how many farmers have been invited to apply for Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier
Answer · 27 May 2026
Since September 2025, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has invited 903 farmers to apply for a Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) agreement. Over the same period the number of CSHT agreements that have been accepted is 431. The RPA continues to stre...
Defence: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Defence Industrial Strategy 2025 on Northern Ireland.
Answer · 25 Mar 2026
This month has shown just how volatile the world is and the importance of the investment this Government is making in our defences.My assessment is that the Defence Growth Deal’s potential is transformative for businesses small and large across Northern I...
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of payments were made through the Child Maintenance Service collect and pay system in each of the last three years.
Answer · 3 Mar 2026
The Department regularly publishes Child Maintenance Service official statistics, with the latest statistics available to September 2025, and detailed quarterly statistics on the number of CMS Arrangements available on Stat-Xplore.The table CMS Arrangemen...
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many paying parents were newly recorded as being in arrears by the Child Maintenance Service in each of the last 24 months.
Answer · 13 Mar 2026
The information requested is not readily available and providing it would incur disproportionate cost. The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) will do everything within its powers to make sure parents comply. Where parents fail to take responsibility for payi...
Unitaid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Unitaid; and what steps she is taking to fulfil funding commitments to Unitaid.
Answer · 21 Jan 2026
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer of 20 October 2025 given to question 80764.
Chelsea Football Club: Sales
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the interest accruing on the frozen £2.5 billion proceeds from the sale of Chelsea Football Club is subject to UK taxation.
Answer · 24 Nov 2025
HM Treasury and His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are unable to comment on the tax affairs of specific taxpayers. UK source interest is chargeable to UK tax. The quantum and timing of that charge are dependent on the status of the recipient and the...
Speeches in the chamber
14 Jul 2026 Access to NHS Dental Services
I thank the Minister for that answer. In the area that I represent, we have a problem. NHS dental practices in Shildon and in Bishop Auckland closed in the year before the general election, and recently another practice in West Auckland ha…
14 Jul 2026 Access to NHS Dental Services
10. What steps he is taking to improve access to NHS dental services.
9 Jul 2026 Timms Review: Interim Report
I declare an interest as the father of a child in receipt of DLA. “Not fit for purpose”, “degrading”, “dehumanising”, “stressful”—the findings of this report reflect what I hear from my constituents. As the Minister moves to the next phase…
9 Jul 2026 Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot Project
I think there is a space between the two approaches. As wonderful as the Lobular Moon Shot Project is, I fully respect why the Government say that we cannot allow campaign groups to dictate which universities get x millions of pounds for p…
9 Jul 2026 Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot Project
My hon. Friend just made an excellent point. We know the research questions that need to be answered. Does he agree that it should not be beyond UKRI to put out a specific call asking people, through a competitive peer review process, to …
9 Jul 2026 Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot Project
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank my friend the hon. Member for Horsham (John Milne) for the initiative to lead this debate. Although she is not present in the debate, I also pay tribute to the hon. M…
15 Jun 2026 NHS Dentistry
Does my hon. Friend agree that this is a massive cost of living pressure for people who cannot afford a dentist, and that it would probably be worth our putting in the investment to ensure everyone can have an NHS dentist?
15 Jun 2026 NHS Dentistry
I would like to see that change, and I urge the Minister not to delay the consultation on new proposals on the contract. However, in addition to bringing about reform, we need to return funding levels to where they were in 2010. I recently…
15 Jun 2026 NHS Dentistry
It is now 9.20 pm, and I have waited all day to be able to say what I am going to say—in three minutes. I cannot give the speech that I wanted to give, but I had to come to speak up on behalf of my constituents, particularly the patients a…
15 Jun 2026 NHS Dentistry
The hon. Member is making an excellent point, and I suspect that the ICB in that situation is finding that its budget is overstretched. On that basis, and in the spirit of not being partisan, would she welcome the investment that this Gove…
15 Jun 2026 NHS Dentistry
I broadly agree with the hon. Gentleman’s list of demands. I wonder whether he could offer advice, based on the Liberal Democrats’ five years in government, on lessons learned about the NHS contract and its reform.
4 Jun 2026 Food Welfare Labelling
I like to buy British, because I know that our farmers have some of the best quality and welfare standards in the world, and I know that my constituents feel the same. However, that is difficult when everything is labelled with Union flags…
4 Jun 2026 Food Welfare Labelling
7. Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of improving the transparency of food welfare labelling.
1 Jun 2026 Lord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response
Peter Mandelson should never have been appointed, and I look forward to the day that we can remove him as a peer. Even now, he makes a mockery of this process by not releasing his messages. Is there anything that the Government can do to c…
14 May 2026 Getting Britain Working Again
I fully agree with my hon. Friend. It would be remiss of me if I did not mention my absolute delight at the education for all Bill included in the King’s Speech. I intend to speak in the debate on that Bill when the time comes. I also than…
14 May 2026 Getting Britain Working Again
I am coming on to talk about the importance of FE funding, while understanding the challenges the Government face. There is enormous demand to spend money everywhere, but I want to make the case for why we really need to resource FE. FE…
14 May 2026 Getting Britain Working Again
I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests in that I am the chair of the all-party parliamentary group for T-levels. I thank Harrison Willmott, a sixth-form student and work experience student, who helped …
14 May 2026 Getting Britain Working Again
I hear what the hon. Lady is saying—we have exactly the same challenges in my rural community, where people cannot get to job interviews or to jobs—but we passed the Bus Services Act 2025 in the last Session.
14 May 2026 Getting Britain Working Again
I certainly do. It is this Labour Government and it is getting people off NHS waiting lists and back into work. However, it is not for me to answer the questions; my intervention was simply to give the hon. Lady another opportunity to answ…
14 May 2026 Getting Britain Working Again
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Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL] 6 Nov 2024 – 13 Nov 2024
Elections contested
- Tatton 8 Jun 2017
- Blackpool North and Cleveleys 7 May 2015
Expenses
Contact & offices
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Sam Rushworth, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Sam Rushworth?
Sam Rushworth is a Member of Parliament representing Bishop Auckland in the House of Commons. See Sam Rushworth's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Sam Rushworth represent?
Sam Rushworth sits as Labour. See Sam Rushworth's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Sam Rushworth represent?
Sam Rushworth is the Member of Parliament for Bishop Auckland. See Sam Rushworth's official Parliament profile.
How long has Sam Rushworth been an MP?
Sam Rushworth has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Sam Rushworth's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Sam Rushworth?
Sam Rushworth has 4 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Sam Rushworth's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.