Portrait of Dr Sam Rushworth

Dr Sam Rushworth

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Bishop Auckland · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: sam.rushworth.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
71.5%
451 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
49 meetings attended
Debate contributions
298
in the 7 year window
Written questions
25
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

Dr Sam Rushworth is the Labour MP for Bishop Auckland, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Bishop Auckland4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Tatton
Blackpool North and Cleveleys

Voting participation

Participation rate
71.5%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
451

joint 374th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Dr Sam Rushworth voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 97.3%97.3%2025: 67.4%67.4%2026: 69.1%69.1%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236163 69.1%
2025322217 67.4%
20247371 97.3%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631451 71.5%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
298
Written questions
25
Oral questions
19
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
49

joint 574th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Dr Sam Rushworth: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 1120242025: 9920252026: 15152026
Oral questions per year
Dr Sam Rushworth: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 3320242025: 121220252026: 442026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 101 39 15 4 0 0 0
2025 156 66 9 12 0 0 0
2024 41 27 1 3 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
International Development Committee Member 21 October 2024 49 of 49 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
298
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
132
distinct debates

joint 356th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Dr Sam Rushworth: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 414120242025: 15615620252026: 1011012026
Debates participated in per year
Dr Sam Rushworth: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 272720242025: 666620252026: 39392026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Bishop Auckland
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined International Development Committee

Constituency: Bishop Auckland

Bishop Auckland constituency boundary
Area
1,335.4 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 6,672
Electorate
70,745 · turnout 57.1%
Postcode areas
DH8, DL11, DL12, DL13, DL14, DL15, DL2, DL4

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.